Haemophilus ducreyi

Introduction: Haemophilus ducreyi

Description of Haemophilus ducreyi

Haemophilus ducreyi (medical condition): An sexually transmitted disease caused by the Haemophilus ducreyi bacteria and is characterized by painful genital ulceration. See also Chancroid:
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Haemophilus ducreyi: a bacterial species that causes the sexually transmitted soft chancre (chancroid). SYN: Ducrey bacillus.
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Haemophilus ducreyi: Acute, localized autoinoculable infectious disease usually acquired through sexual contact. Caused by HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI, it occurs endemically almost worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical countries and more commonly in seaports and urban areas than in rural areas.
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Haemophilus ducreyi: species of Haemophilus that appears to be the pathogen or causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease, chancroid.
Source: CRISP

Haemophilus ducreyi: A species of HAEMOPHILUS that appears to be the pathogen or causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease, CHANCROID.
Source: MeSH 2007

Haemophilus ducreyi as a Disease

Haemophilus ducreyi: Another name for Chancroid (or close medical condition association).
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Haemophilus ducreyi: Haemophilus ducreyi is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Male sexual conditions, Vagina conditions

Symptoms of Haemophilus ducreyi (Chancroid)

Some of the symptoms of Haemophilus ducreyi incude:

• Genital ulcers
• Painful open genital sores
• Swollen groin lymph nodes
• Tender groin lymph nodes
• Painful urination

See full list of 11 symptoms of Haemophilus ducreyi (Chancroid)

Treatments for Haemophilus ducreyi (Chancroid)

Treatments for Haemophilus ducreyi (Chancroid) include:

• Antibiotics

Read more about treatments for Haemophilus ducreyi

Treatment of Haemophilus ducreyi: For more treatment information about Haemophilus ducreyi, see treatment of Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

Haemophilus ducreyi: Article Excerpts about Chancroid

Chancroid ("shan-kroid") is an important bacterial infection caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, which is spread by sexual contact. Periodic outbreaks of chancroid have occurred in the United States, the last one being in the late 1980s. These outbreaks are usually seen in minority populations in the inner cities, especially in the southern and eastern portion of the country. Globally, this disease is common in sub-Saharan Africa among men who have frequent contact with prostitutes. (Source: excerpt from Other Important STDS, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Terms associated with Haemophilus ducreyi:

Terms Similar to Haemophilus ducreyi:

• Hemophilus ducreyi
• Chancroid
• Ducrey's disease

Source: Diseases Database

• Hemophilus ducreyi

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Chancroid

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Haemophilus ducreyi

• Haemophilus

Source - MeSH 2007

• Haemophilus

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Haemophilus ducreyi:

• sexually transmitted disease

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Haemophilus ducreyi

The following list attempts to classify Haemophilus ducreyi into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria
    • Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods
      • Pasteurellaceae
        • Haemophilus
          • Haemophilus ducreyi

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacteria
  • Proteobacteria
    • Gammaproteobacteria
      • Pasteurellaceae
        • Haemophilus
          • Haemophilus ducreyi

External links related to: Haemophilus ducreyi

• Chancroid. DermNet NZ
• eMedicine - Chancroid : Article by Gregory Shipkey, MD
• Ducrey's disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• eMedicine - Chancroid : Article by Mark A Crowe, MD
• eMedicine - Chancroid : Article by Stephanie Abbuhl, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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