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Chancroid

Lisandro Irizarry, James Velasquez  1 , Anton A. Wray  1
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Chancroid

Lisandro Irizarry et al.
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Chancroid is an exceedingly rare sexually transmitted infection, both in the United States and globally. Understanding its true prevalence is made difficult by the lack of readily available diagnostic testing and similar presentation to other more common causes of genital ulcer diseases.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Lisandro Irizarry declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: James Velasquez declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Anton Wray declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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