Question

What are the probable diagnosis of chancroid, for both clinical and surveillance purposes, can be made if all of the following 4 criteria are met?

Answer 1

To make a probable diagnosis of chancroid for both clinical and surveillance purposes, all of the following 4 criteria should be met: presence of soft chancres, exclusion of similar ulcers, no definitive diagnosis available, and treatment response to appropriate antibiotics.

Step-by-step explanation:

Chancroid is diagnosed based on clinical observation of genital ulcers and tests that rule out other diseases with similar ulcers, such as syphilis and genital herpes. So, in order to make a probable diagnosis of chancroid for both clinical and surveillance purposes, all of the following 4 criteria should be met:

1. The presence of soft chancres on the genitals or other areas associated with sexual contact.
2. Exclusion of other diseases that may have similar ulcers, such as syphilis and genital herpes.
3. No definitive diagnosis available due to the difficulty in culturing H. ducreyi (the bacteria that causes chancroid).
4. Treatment response to antibiotics suitable for chancroid, such as azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, and ceftriaxone.