title: Haemophilus ducreyi causing chronic skin ulceration in children visiting Samoa.
abstract: Chancroid is a sexually transmitted infection associated with genital ulceration and lymphadenopathy caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. Localized skin infections, in the absence of genital lesions, have not been previously reported. We report 3 cases of lower limb ulceration in children caused by H. ducreyi and postulate that H. ducreyi may be a previously unrecognized cause of chronic skin ulceration.
authors: Department of Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: James E
authors: JE
authors: Ussher
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Wilson
authors: Silvana
authors: S
authors: Campanella
authors: Susan L
authors: SL
authors: Taylor
authors: Sally A
authors: SA
authors: Roberts
mesh_terms: D002602:Chancroid / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006191:Haemophilus ducreyi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D018947:Samoa; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*