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male, female reproductive systems, chancroid is a bacterial disease known to be spread solely, sexual contact, chancroid is a sexually-transmitted infection, gram negative bacterium haemophilusducreyi, main symptom is genital sores that rupture after a few days, the disease is found primarily in developing, third world countries, a few hundred cases a year, diagnosed, majority of individuals, diagnosed, chancroid have traveled outside the country to areas, disease is known to occur frequently, uncircumcised men, at much higher risk than circumcised men, contracting chancroid, infected partner, chancroid, risk factor, contracting the hiv virus, after an incubation period of 1 day to 2 weeks, chancroid begins, a small bump that becomes an ulcer, a day of its appearance, ulcer characteristically, ranges in size dramatically, from 1/8 inch to 2 inches across, painful, has sharply defined borders, has irregular, ragged borders, has a base that is covered, a grey, yellowish-grey material, has a base that bleeds, traumatized, scraped, half of infected men have only a single ulcer, women frequently have 4, ulcers, ulcers appear in specific locations, common locations in men, most common to least common, foreskin, prepuce, groove behind the head, the penis, coronal sulcus, shaft, the penis, head, the penis, glans, opening, the penis, urethral meatus, scrotum, in women the most common location, ulcers, labia majora, "kissing ulcers", ulcers that occur on opposing surfaces, the labia, areas the labia minora, perianal area, inner thighs, involved, most common symptoms in women, pain, urination, pain, intercourse, initial ulcer mistaken, a chancre, typical sore of primary syphilis, half, the infected individuals, develop enlargements, the inguinal lymph nodes, nodes located, in the fold between the leg, lower abdomen, half of those who develop swelling, the inguinal lymph nodes, progress to a point, nodes rupture, the skin producing draining abscesses, swollen lymph nodes, abscesses, buboes, diagnosis is made by evaluating the ulcers, presence of swollen lymph nodes, by obtaining a culture, base, the ulcers, no lab tests, chancroid, syphilis, infection is treated, antibiotics, azithromycin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, large lymph node swellings need drainage either by needle, local surgery, chancroid, resolve spontaneously, experience months of painful ulceration, draining, antibiotic treatment, results in rapid clearing of lesions, a minimal to small amount, scarring, urethral fistulas, phimosis in uncircumcised males, scars on the foreskin, the penis, patients, chancroid should also be checked, syphilis, hiv, genital herpes, patients, hiv, take much longer to heal, have symptoms of chancroid, sexual contact, a person known to have any std, have engaged in high-risk sexual practices, chancroid, bacterial infection that is spread by sexual contact, infected individuals, abstinence, sure prevention, safe sex practices, in preventing the spread of chancroid, monogamous sexual relations, a known disease-free partner, safest, most practical "safe sex" method, condoms provide very good protection, spread of most sexually transmitted diseases, used properly, consistently, annan nt, lewis da, treatment of chancroid in resource-poor countries, expert rev anti infect ther, 2005 apr, 3(2), 295-306, lewis da, chancroid, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, sex transm infect, 2003 feb, 79(1), 68-71.