A 22-year-old woman is being seen at the clinic for problems with vulvar pain,dysuria,and fever.On physical examination,the nurse notices clusters of small,shallow vesicles with surrounding erythema on the labia.Inguinal lymphadenopathy present is also present.The most likely cause of these lesions is:

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Herpes simplex virus type 2 exhibits clusters of small,shallow vesicles with surrounding erythema that erupt on the genital areas.Inguinal lymphadenopathy is also present.The woman reports local pain,dysuria,and fever.(See Table 26-2 for more information and the descriptions of the other conditions.)

A 22-Year-Old Woman Is Being Seen at the Clinic for Problems