Chancroid - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice Chancroid is traditionally considered a sexually transmitted infection caused by the fastidious, gram-negative coccobacillus It is most common in resource-limited countries and rare in North America and Europe Classically, genital chancroid presents with the acute onset of a painful genital u
Sintomas, diagnóstico e tratamento - BMJ Best Practice O cancroide é, tradicionalmente, considerado uma infecção sexualmente transmissível causada pelo Haemophilus ducreyi, um cocobacilo Gram-negativo fastidioso É mais comum em países com recursos limitados e raro na América do Norte e na Europa Classicamente, o cancroide genital apresenta-se com o
Chancroid - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice US Chancroid is an infectious disease caused by the fastidious, gram-negative coccobacillus Haemophilus ducreyi, most commonly presenting with a painful genital ulcer, and often associated with fluctuant lymphadenitis
Overview of sexually transmitted infections - BMJ Best Practice This page compiles our content related to sexually transmitted infections For further information on diagnosis and treatment, follow the links below to our full BMJ Best Practice topics on the relevant conditions and symptoms
Herpes simplex virus infection - BMJ Best Practice Herpes simplex virus infection is common and has multiple clinical manifestations The classic clinical presentation of vesicles progressing to painful ulcers is unusual; atypical and mild symptoms are common, and most people have unrecognised disease Symptoms of oral herpes (herpes labialis) in
Assessment of lymphadenopathy - BMJ Best Practice Lymphadenopathy is defined as lymph nodes that are abnormal in size (>1 cm), consistency or number The extent of lymphadenopathy is defined as localised when it involves only one region, and generalised when it involves more than one region Lymphadenopathy is commonly encountered by physicia
Chancroid - References | BMJ Best Practice US Chancroid is primarily a sexually transmitted infection that is most common in resource-poor countries It is rare in North America and Europe Chancroid is caused by the fastidious, gram-negative coccobacillus Classically it presents with the acute onset of a painful genital ulcer, and is oft
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted infection An estimated 6 million new infections occurred worldwide in 2016 Incidence of congenital, primary, and secondary syphilis is increasing Caused by the spirochaetal bacterium , subspecies Clinical presentation is often asymptomatic, but can
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice Primary manifestation of lymphogranuloma venereum infection is painless penile or vulvar inflammation and ulceration at the site of inoculation; often not noticed by the patient Secondary stage typically occurs weeks after development of the primary lesion; presents as painful, unilateral, ingui