MUCOCUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF CHANCROID, LYMPHOGRANULOMA-VENEREUM AND GRANULOMA INGUINALE

The sexually transmitted diseases chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum and granuloma inguinale should be familiar to physicians who care for patients at risk. The mucocutaneous manifestations of these three dise ases must be distinguished from the lesions of other venereal diseases , such as primary syphilis and genital herpes simplex. Human immunodef iciency virus (HIV) infection should always be considered in patients with any venereal disease, since sexually transmitted diseases often o ccur together. Furthermore, the genital erosions that occur in patient s with these three disorders may predispose them to HIV infection.