Chancroid
"Chancroid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute, localized autoinoculable infectious disease usually acquired through sexual contact. Caused by HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI, it occurs endemically almost worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical countries and more commonly in seaports and urban areas than in rural areas.
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D002602
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.700.433.257 C01.252.810.201 C01.539.778.281.201 C12.294.668.281.201 C13.351.500.711.281.201
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