Case 6: WB3092 - Sam, a 31-year-old man complaining of a painful blister on his penis.


Goal: To improve health care providers' ability to recognize, diagnose and treat STD.

Objectives:

1. Identify the common presenting symptoms of persons with the STD identified in the case.
2. Describe the epidemiology of this STD in the United States.
3. Describe differences between genital herpes and other causes of genital ulcer disease.
4. Explain the natural history of the first clinical episode of the STD identified in this case.
5. Explain the relationship between HIV and infection with the STD identified in this case.
6. List diagnostic testing strategies.
7. Explain treatment options.
8. Explain how Motivational Interviewing can be used for STD/HIV prevention.

Development Team:

Clinical content

Clinical content for this case was developed by Corey Casper, MD, MPH, Acting Instructor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and Faculty Member, Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

Risk Reduction content

Content on risk reduction was developed by Anne Freeman MSPH, Faculty Associate at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Director, Dallas STD/HIV Prevention Behavioral Intervention Training Center.

Partner Management content

Content on Partner Management was developed by Tammy Foskey, MA, Assistant Director of the Texas STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

Disclosure:

CDC, our planners, and our content experts wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters.

Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

Content Expert Reviewers:

Content for this case was reviewed by the following individuals:

• Anne Rompalo, MD, ScM, Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Medical Director, Region III STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
• Fujie Xu, MD, PhD, Medical Epidemiologist, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, CDC
• Rheta Barnes, MSN, MPH, Health Education Specialist, Medical Education and Evaluation, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, CDC

Project Management:

Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center,
University of Washington

Online Course Design and Programming:

Henry Sobel, President, Huge Media, Berkeley, California

Project Funding:

Region II STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, California Department of Health Services

New England STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, University of Washington

This project was made possible through funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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