Chancroid

Circumcision may be required.[15]Spinola, SM. Chancroid and Haemophilus ducreyi. In: Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Stamm WE, et al, eds. Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2008:689-700.

Repeated aspiration or debridement of large, suppurative lymph nodes helps prevent formation of inguinal abscesses.[15]Spinola, SM. Chancroid and Haemophilus ducreyi. In: Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Stamm WE, et al, eds. Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2008:689-700.[76]Schmid GP. Treatment of chancroid, 1997. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Jan;28 Suppl 1:S14-20. https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/28/Supplement_1/S14/412218 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10028106?tool=bestpractice.com

Intra-abdominal abscess

The incidence is low if chancroid is treated early.[15]Spinola, SM. Chancroid and Haemophilus ducreyi. In: Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Stamm WE, et al, eds. Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2008:689-700. The fistula may heal once antibiotic therapy is given or may require surgical correction.

The incidence is low if treated early.[15]Spinola, SM. Chancroid and Haemophilus ducreyi. In: Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Stamm WE, et al, eds. Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2008:689-700. The fistula may heal once antibiotic therapy for chancroid is given or may require surgical correction.

Gangrenous ulceration of the genitals may occur if lesions become super-infected with Staphylococcus saprophyticus or Bacteroides fragilis.[15]Spinola, SM. Chancroid and Haemophilus ducreyi. In: Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Stamm WE, et al, eds. Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2008:689-700.

Gangrene

Has been reported rarely in infants born to mothers with active lesions.[15]Spinola, SM. Chancroid and Haemophilus ducreyi. In: Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Stamm WE, et al, eds. Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2008:689-700.

Acute conjunctivitis