Haemophilus ducreyi causing chronic skin ulceration in children visiting Samoa

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 May 15;44(10):e85-7. doi: 10.1086/515404. Epub 2007 Apr 4.

Abstract

Chancroid is a sexually transmitted infection associated with genital ulceration and lymphadenopathy caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. Localized skin infections, in the absence of genital lesions, have not been previously reported. We report 3 cases of lower limb ulceration in children caused by H. ducreyi and postulate that H. ducreyi may be a previously unrecognized cause of chronic skin ulceration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chancroid / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Haemophilus ducreyi / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Leg
  • Samoa
  • Skin Ulcer / microbiology*