H00305 | |
H number | H00305 |
Name | Chancroid |
Description | Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the gram-negative, short, slender bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. It is a classical genito-ulcerative disease accompanied by inguinal lymphadenitis that is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. It has generated considerable interest because it is associated as a co-factor for HIV transmission. |
Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
Network | - |
Gene | - |
Pathogen | Haemophilus ducreyi [GN:hdu] cytolethal distending toxin [KO:K11013 K11014 K11015] |
Env factor | - |
Carcinogen | - |
Drug | Tetracycline hydrochloride [DR:D02122] Doxycycline [DR:D00307] Doxycycline hyclate [DR:D02129] Doxycycline calcium [DR:D03903] Minocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00850] Streptomycin sulfate [DR:D01350] Demeclocycline hydrochloride [DR:D00290] Sulfadiazine [DR:D00587] |
Comment | Pregnant women should be treated with either erythromycin or ceftriaxone regimens. |
Other DBs | ICD-11: 1A90 ICD-10: A57 MeSH: D002602 MedlinePlus: 000635 |
Reference | PMID:12576620 AUTHORS Lewis DA TITLE Chancroid: clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management. JOURNAL Sex Transm Infect 79:68-71 (2003) DOI:10.1136/sti.79.3.228 PMID:12653911 AUTHORS Sehgal VN, Srivastava G TITLE Chancroid: contemporary appraisal. JOURNAL Int J Dermatol 42:182-90 (2003) DOI:10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01724.x PMID:15918786 AUTHORS Annan NT, Lewis DA TITLE Treatment of chancroid in resource-poor countries. JOURNAL Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 3:295-306 (2005) DOI:10.1586/14787210.3.2.295 |