Causes of Chancroid

Chancroid Causes: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Chancroid
• Chancroid - risk factors - Chancroid

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Causes of Chancroid: Online Medical Books

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Chancroid: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Chancroid results from Haemophilus ducreyi, a gram-negative Streptobacillus, and is transmitted through sexual contact. Poor hygiene may predispose males — especially those who are uncircumcised — to this disease.

This infection occurs worldwide but is particularly common in tropical countries; it affects more males than females.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Chancroid: Chancroid - risk factors
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

Increased association with individuals involved in drug use and prostitution

Chancroid - pathophysiology

• Trauma and abrasion allow the organism to penetrate the epidermis.
• 3–10 days later, an erythematous, tender papule develops and progresses to a pustule.
• The pustule ruptures after 2–3 days, leaving a shallow ulcer with a painful, necrotic base with undermined edges.
• Single or multiple ulcers may be present

Chancroid - etiology

The most common causes of genital ulcer syndrome include syphilis, HSV, and chancroid.

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

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