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Chancroid is a localized venereal disease caused by a germ known as the Ducrey bacillus. This germ attacks the sex organs, and produces ulcers and infections of the lymph glands in the groin. The condition is found chiefly among people who live under dirty and unhygienic conditions.

In the United States this condition is seen relatively infrequently, but it is rather frequent in tropical and semitropical countries. The condition is usually spread from one person to another during sexual contacts.

The ulcer is usually shallow, with ragged and undermined edges and covered with a grayish flow of pus. The glands in the groin are enlarged in at least half the cases; they may eventually develop abscesses. If they are not treated they become soft and rupture to the surface. In every case a careful examination of the material from the ulcer needs to be made to make certain that the condition is not syphilis. Moreover, the necessary blood tests must be made to rule out a syphilitic condition.

Fortunately, sulfadiazine has been found most effective in controlling this condition. Sulfadiazine is given four times a day for from eight to twelve days, and with it some baking soda to prevent any secondary complications. Streptomycin has also been found effective, as are also chloromycetin and aureomycin. However, the antibiotics should not be given until repeated tests have shown with certainty that the condition is not syphilis.

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