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A college student visits the clinic for pruritic maculopapular rash on abdomen, trunk, and palms of the hands and soles of the foot. Generalized lymphadenopathy and wart-like lesions are seen around anal area.
Which of the following laboratory tests is the most useful for this patient?
A- Blood culture of gonococci
B- Chlamydia titer
C- Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test
D- Weil-Felix titer
A college student visits the clinic for pruritic maculopapular rash on abdomen, trunk, and palms of the hands and soles of the foot. Generalized lymphadenopathy and wart-like lesions are seen around anal area.
Which of the following laboratory tests is the most useful for this patient?
A- Blood culture of gonococci
B- Chlamydia titer
C- Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test
D- Weil-Felix titer