Syphilis — MCQs

A 24-year-old man had been treated for gonorrhea 2 months previously. He developed an ulcerative lesion in the glands of the penis that is noted to be condylomata lata. The etiology of condylomata lata is which of the following?

All of the following are manifestations of congenital syphilis except:-

A patient presents with suspected primary syphilis. Which sequence of tests provides the most cost-effective screening approach?

What is the first-line treatment for syphilis?

What mechanism accounts for the neuroinvasive potential of Treponema pallidum?

A 30-year-old pregnant female presented to the obstetrics OPD for the first time in the third trimester, at 36 weeks of gestation. She complained of fever, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, and a characteristic rash on the palms as well as the soles of the feet. A serological screening test conducted in the given plate was positive for syphilis. Which of the following abnormalities can most likely be found in the child?

A 27-year-old white man presents to his family doctor complaining of being tired all the time and having a slight fever for the past two weeks, following a recent trip to Las Vegas. His physical examination is unremarkable, except for a macular rash over his trunk and on the palms of his hands, with no lesions or ulcers on the penis. What is the causative organism of this man's illness?

Hutchinson's Triad is specifically associated with which type of syphilis?

A 32-year-old HIV-positive man (CD4 count 320/μL) presents with painless perianal ulcer for 3 weeks. Dark field microscopy shows spirochetes. What is the appropriate treatment?

What is the causative agent for the lesion on penis shown below?