Chancroid is a sexually-transmitted infectious disease caused by a small bacterial organism Haemophilus ducreyi and an important cause of genital ulceration syndrome in many parts of the world.

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Chancroid is the name for the acute, ulcerative process caused by a facultative anaerobic bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. It occurs on the anogenital area and is usually linked to obvious, suppurative ...