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Chancroid

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Abstract

Chancroid is a specific ulcerative disease of the genitals caused by Hemophilus ducreyi, a small gram-negative rod. Characteristic inguinal adenopathy often accompanies the genital lesion, but systemic spread does not otherwise occur. Common synonyms for the disease are chancre mou, soft sore, soft chancre, and ulcus molle.

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    Gavin Hart

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  1. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Alfred S. Evans (John Rodman Paul Professor of Epidemiology) (John Rodman Paul Professor of Epidemiology)

  2. Upstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York, USA

    Harry A. Feldman

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Hart, G. (1982). Chancroid. In: Evans, A.S., Feldman, H.A. (eds) Bacterial Infections of Humans. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1140-0_8

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