First reported case of chancroid in the Czech Republic

Int J STD AIDS. 2018 Nov;29(11):1127-1129. doi: 10.1177/0956462418774700. Epub 2018 May 11.

Abstract

We describe the first case of chancroid seen in the Czech Republic, diagnosed in a 40-year-old heterosexual HIV-positive man. Despite genital localization of the ulcer, the transmission of Haemophilus ducreyi infection in our patient remains unclear, as he denied having sexual intercourse and he did not travel outside the Czech Republic for several months before the ulcer appeared. The correct diagnosis has been revealed by a multiplex nucleic acid amplification test. Physicians in countries in the eastern and central Europe region should be aware that chancroid can occur in their patients.

Keywords: Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi); Europe.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Azithromycin / administration & dosage*
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Chancroid / diagnosis
  • Chancroid / drug therapy*
  • Chancroid / microbiology
  • HIV Seropositivity / complications*
  • Haemophilus ducreyi / drug effects
  • Haemophilus ducreyi / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Lymphadenopathy / etiology
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / administration & dosage*
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use
  • Ulcer / etiology*

Substances

  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
  • Azithromycin