Certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Pediatric (SANE-P) Practice Exam

Which statement about early latent syphilis is true?

It has no symptoms It presents with a rash on the palms It causes urethral discharge It is associated with fever and malaise

Correct Answer:

It has no symptoms

Explanation:

Early latent syphilis is an infection that's been present for less than a year but has no outward signs or symptoms. That silent nature is why the correct statement is that it has no symptoms. The other descriptions align with other stages or conditions: a rash on the palms is characteristic of secondary syphilis, urethral discharge points to other sexually transmitted infections like gonorrhea or chlamydia, and fever with malaise is more typical of the systemic features that can occur with secondary syphilis or the early active phases, not the latent stage. In early latent, serologic tests are positive, even though there are no clinical signs.

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