how to differentiate chancroid and genital herpes?

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how to differentiate chancroid and genital herpes?

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xwxf
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06/17/06 - 04:22 PM

no need to say the different organisms. I just want to know how to differentiate them from apperance of the skin lesion.

mjl1717
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06/17/06 - 07:15 PM

for starters: herpes--vesicular lesion that can be latent {tiny blisterlike lesion}

someone else take chancroid

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06/21/06 - 10:10 AM

Herpes - you will have systematic symptoms (myalgia, fever,..)

Chancroid- does not have usually syst. symptoms

The rest you know.

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06/21/06 - 12:42 PM

he mentioned "APPEARANCE" or morphology of skin lesion!

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sugandhna
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07/03/06 - 03:48 AM

herpes are blister like

chanroid first forms papules and then ulcer like lesions.......thats all i know

sonaliraj99
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07/03/06 - 07:05 AM

okay... lets c if this helps.. HERPES GENITALIS.. ulcerative.. small..(u can c this) PAINFUL RED LESION ..MANY OF THEM. LOOK LIL SLIMY SORT..

SYPHILTIC CHANCRE.. SINGLE HUGE CIRCUMCSRIBED wid thick borders(looks like dat).. it wil b red too... check out goljan's slides.. also big robbins..

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