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Secondary syphilis characteristically presents in the mouth with which lesion?

  1. Mucous patch
  2. A solitary painless chancre
  3. A gumma
  4. Hutchinson incisors
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Correct answer: A. Mucous patch

Secondary syphilis classically produces highly infectious mucous patches and may show condyloma lata; the chancre is primary syphilis, gumma is tertiary, and Hutchinson incisors are congenital.Other options: Chancre (primary), gumma (tertiary), and Hutchinson incisors (congenital) belong to other stages.Key exam takeaway: Syphilis stages: primary = chancre; secondary = mucous patch/condyloma lata; tertiary = gumma; congenital = Hutchinson incisors.

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