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 superinfected 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