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==Chancroid==
==Types==
# cause: H ducreyi
*[[Chancroid]]
# multiple painful lesions
*[[Herpes Simplex Virus-2]]
# painful inguinal lymphadenopathy (buboes) that may become an abscess and rupture
*[[Syphilis]]
# Treatment:
*[[Behcet's Disease]]
## clean area with soap and water
*[[Lymphogranuloma venereum]]
## I&D any fluctuant buboes
*[[Granuloma inguinale| Granuloma inguinale (donovanosis)]]
## treat for other STDs as well
## Antibiotics:
### Azithromycin 1g PO x 1 OR
### Cetriaxone 250 mg IM x 1 with Erythromycin 500 mg PO QID x 7 days OR
### Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO BID x 3 days


[[File:Chancroidmale.jpg|200px]]
==Images==
===Male===
{{Genital images male}}
===Female===
{{Genital images female}}


==HSV (usually type 2)==
==See Also==
# multiple painful lesions
*[[Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)]]
# no buboes (occ shoddy LAD)
# more common in African Americans
# starts with small clumps of blisters that may have been preceded with local pain, tingling, itching, and burning
# +/- constiutional symptoms (fever, fatigue, myalgias, headaches)
# Treatment:
## antivirals
## acyclovir
## famciclovir
## valacyclovir
## pain medications
==Syphilis==
# Cause: Treponema pallidum
# single nonpainful lesion with punched out base and rolled edges (lesion is highly infectious)
# Treatment:
## Benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units IM x 1 (for primary or secondary infection)  


==Source==
[[Category:Dermatology]]
Tung 7/2010 (adapted from emedicine)
[[Category:Urology]]
 
DONALDSON 5/4/07 (adapted from Birbaumer)
 
[[Category:Derm]]
[[Category:GU]]
[[Category:ID]]
[[Category:ID]]

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