Not to be confused with carcinoid. Compare with chancre.
Sexually transmitted bacterial infection in humans
Medical condition
Chancroid
Other names
Soft chancre[1] and Ulcus molle[2]
Chancroid stained with Gentian Violet.
Specialty
Infectious diseases, dermatology
Chancroid (/ˈʃæŋkrɔɪd/SHANG-kroyd) is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. Chancroid is known to spread from one individual to another solely through sexual contact. However, there have been reports of accidental infection through the hand.[3]
^James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
^Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
^Waugh, M. (1983-12-01). "Diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases". Sexually Transmitted Infections. 59 (6): 410. doi:10.1136/sti.59.6.410-a. ISSN 1368-4973.
Chancroid (/ˈʃæŋkrɔɪd/ SHANG-kroyd) is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. Chancroid is known to...
coccobacilli bacteria. This species causes the sexually transmitted disease chancroid, a major cause of genital ulceration in developing countries characterized...
bite.[citation needed] Similarities between the conditions chancre and chancroid: Both originate as pustules at the site of inoculation, and progress to...
scabies. Other sexually transmitted infections studied in the field include chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, granuloma inguinale, hepatitis B, and cytomegalovirus...
Gram-negative coccobacillus, is observed in sexually transmitted disease, chancroid, of Third World countries. Tankeshwar, Acharya (April 11, 2016). "Gram-Negative...
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the most effective methods of protection. Bacterial infections include: chancroid – characterised by genital ulcers known as chancres; granuloma inguinale...
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influenzae, M. pneumoniae, or S. pneumoniae. Genital ulcer disease (chancroid) in men due to H. ducreyi Pharyngitis or tonsillitis caused by S. pyogenes...
syphilis, and 37 percent of patients had other venereal diseases such as chancroid (chancre blando). A Ministry of Health report showed that the office needed...
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