Which condition typically causes a mucoid or creamy rectal exudate occasionally accompanied by blood?
a. Crohn's disease c. gonococcal proctitis
b. condyloma acuminatum d. herpes simplex virus
C
Mucoid or creamy exudate, possibly blood, from the rectum is linked with gonococcal proctitis. This is most often seen in homosexual men as a result of direct inoculation, but it also occurs in women through contamination by vaginal discharge. Crohn's disease occurs with perianal fissures and edematous skin tags. Condyloma acuminatum is caused by HPV. Herpes simplex virus is accompanied by erythematous plaques that develop into vesicular lesions that may become pustules and ulcerate.
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