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A 37-year-old newly married man presents with multiple blister-like lesions on the glans of his penis,
appearing over the past 2 days. On questioning, he recalls similar episodes over the past 2 years.
Examination is remarkable for tender, 3-4 mm vesicular lesions on the shaft of his penis with no apparent
crusting, drainage, or bleeding. There is also slight bilateral inguinal adenopathy. During the asymptomatic
period between outbreaks, where would the causative agent likely have been found?
A.
Fibroblasts
B.
Lymphocytes
C.
Macrophages
D.
Mucoepithelial cells
E.
Neurons of the sacral ganglia
F.
Neurons of the trigeminal ganglia
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| asmi
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E.....Herpis simplex type II
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Neurons of sacral ganglia
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| usmle2004
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HSV-1 infection remains latent in the trigeminal ganglia, and HSV-2 in the sacral ganglia.
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And varicella zoster virus in intercostal ganglia (shingles)
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