Low incidence in the United S...
Diagnosis of chancroid is routinely based on clinical findings after the exclusion of other causes of genital ulcer disease.
Males usually present with symptoms referable to an acute, painful...
Azithromycin 20 mg/kg (max 1 g) PO, once
Ceftriaxone 50 mg/kg (max 250 mg) IM, once
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg b.i.d. for ...
Patients should be followed weekly until symptoms resolve.
Recent sexual partners (within the preceding 10 days) should be treated.
If initial HIV and syphilis test...
American Academy of Pediatrics. Chancroid. In: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Kimberlin DW, et al , eds. Red Book: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 29th ed. Elk Grove ...
099.0 Chancroid
Q: If the culture is negative should I still consider chancroid?
A: Yes. Sensitivity for cultures of genital ulcers caused by chancroid are only 75% sensitive.
Q: Can a diagnosis of chancroid be mad...
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FIGURE 19.14 Chancroid. This patient has multiple painful ulcers on the glans penis.
Figure 107.1. Characteristics of <italic>H. ducreyi</bold>. (A) The colonies are tan-gray and approximately 0.5 to 1 mm in diameter. The colonies can be nudged intact across the agar surface. <bold>(B)</bold> The intracellular adhesion shown may account for the tenacious characteristics of the colony.
Figure 107.1. Characteristics of <italic>H. ducreyi</bold>. (A) The colonies are tan-gray and approximately 0.5 to 1 mm in dia...
Figure 107.4. Genital ulcers. <bold>(A)</bold> The eroded purulent ulcer of chancroid is painful and may be associated with painful inguinal adenitis. <bold>(B)</bold> Lymphogranuloma venereum has a small, transient genital ulcer with swollen, extremely painful inguinal lymph nodes. <bold>(C)</bold> The genital lesions of GI are painless, beefy red, raised lesions. (Part C from Al-Harmozi SA, el-Tonsy MH. Granulmoa inguinale. Report of the first case in Qatar. Sex Transm Dis1986;13:102, with permission.)
Figure 107.4. Genital ulcers. <bold>(A)</bold> The eroded purulent ulcer of chancroid is painful and may be associated with pa...