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Rare Disease

chancroid

MONDO:0001797

Also known as:Ulcus molle, skinChancroids

Overview

Chancroid is a bacterial infection that is spread through sexual contact. It is caused by a type of bacteria called Haemophilus ducreyi. Chancroid is characterized by a small bump on the genital which becomes a painful ulcer. Men may have just one ulcer, but women often develop four or more.About half of the people who are infected with a chancroid will develop enlarged inguinal lymph nodes, the nodes located in the fold between the leg and the lower abdomen. In some cases, the nodes will break through the skin and cause draining abscesses. The swollen lymph nodes and abscesses are often called buboes. Chancroid infections can be treated with antibiotics, including azithromycin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, and erythromycin. Large lymph node swellings need to be drained, either with a needle or local surgery.

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for chancroid.

32 publications have been identified in PubMed for chancroid. Research spans Epidemiology / Natural History (31%), Review / Meta-Analysis (28%), and Basic Science / Preclinical (22%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Disease patterns and progression	10	31%

Data assembled from 2 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC

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