A 42-year-old woman with HIV presents to the clinic with a c…
A 42-year-old woman with HIV presents to the clinic with a concern about genital warts. She has noticed them over the past several months and would like to have them removed. She prefers self-treatment, in the privacy of her home. On physical examination, you confirm that she has multiple vulvar warts, each less than 0.5 cm. Which one of the following is an appropriate self-application treatment of vulvar warts for this woman?
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A 31-year-old woman presents with a one-week history of thin, gray vaginal discharge. After a thorough evaluation, she is diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis. She is sexually active with men. In addition to treating her for bacterial vaginosis, which one of the following is recommended regarding the treatment of her sex partners?
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An 18-year-old patient presents with a 5 day history of very painful vulvar ulcers that began as small “blisters”. She is also complaining of a low-grade fever and headache. Large painful vulvar and perineal ulcers and inguinal lymphadenopathy are found on examination. The most likely diagnosis is:
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