شانکروئید
Sign in to saveAlso known as soft chancre, ulcus molle, (Chancroid [& bubo]) or (Ducrey's chancre), Ulcus molle, skin, Chancroids
Chancroid ( ) is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. Chancroid is a bacterial infection caused by the fastidious Gram-negative streptobacillus Haemophilus ducreyi. 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.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Chancroid
- Medical condition (new).image
- Haemophilus_ducreyi_01.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Chancroid stained with gentian violet
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Soft chancre and Ulcus molle
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Research
1,335 papers- Chancroid.Clinics in dermatology · 2026
- Chancroid.Sexually transmitted infections · 2006
- Chancroid.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 1989
- Chancroid.Current problems in dermatology · 1996
- Chancroid: contemporary appraisal.International journal of dermatology · 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- disease
- Image
- Haemophilus ducreyi 01.jpg
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- health specialty
- dermatology
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- streptomycin
- has cause
- Haemophilus ducreyi
- exact match
- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:13778
- anatomical location
- sex organ
- ICD-9-CM
- 099.0
- Commons category
- Chancroid
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Medicine
- minimal incubation period in humans
- 4
- maximal incubation period in humans
- 7
- symptoms and signs
- lymphadenitis
- medical examination
- polymerase chain reaction
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