title: [The etiopathogenesis of ulcus molle: current status of knowledge--approaches to future research].
abstract: Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease characterized by genital ulceration. Although the pathology of chancroid lesions has been well described, we still know relatively little about the mechanism by which the causative agent, the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi, produces disease. It is hoped that a better understanding of both the pathogenicity of H. ducreyi and the pathogenesis of chancroid will provide a rational basis for the development of improved strategies for the control of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abeck
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Korting
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Braun-Falco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002602:Chancroid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006191:Haemophilus ducreyi / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D014774:Virulence
vernacular_title: Zur Atiopathogenese des Ulcus molle: Gegenwärtiger Wissensstand--zukünftige Forschungsansätze.