Haemophilus ducreyi causing chronic skin ulceration in children visiting Samoa.
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.
Ussher
James E
JE
Department of Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
Wilson
Elizabeth
E
Campanella
Silvana
S
Taylor
Susan L
SL
Roberts
Sally A
SA
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*