Details about hard and soft chancre in men, its causes, symptoms and treatment

The chancre appeared in men on the penis or any other place clearly indicates sexually transmitted disease. And if the chancre indicates infection with syphilis, the appearance of chancroid ‒ on introduction to the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. Having a common name, these formations are two completely different pathologies and symptoms causes and symptoms are also different.

What is chancre and how to treat it?

The appearance of the chancre is a symptom of syphilis. After the introduction of pathogenic Treponemapallidum through microdamages of the skin or mucous membranes appears this primary affect. This pathogenic microorganism is the cause of the disease. The incubation period of the pathological state is 3-4 weeks, but if a man in such period taken antibiotics, then that time could stretch.

Often the chancre is formed on the genitals, but since people are quite inventive in sexual relations, syphiloma (chancre, Gumma) may Express themselves in the most unexpected places. I like to joke back, "Syphilis indicates the place that sinned." But men are also possible household way of infection – when the pathogen enters the human body during use of household items.

Chancre looks like a small, up to 1 cm, erosion or ulcer.

It has a rounded or oval shape with smooth edges and infiltration at the base. Infiltration on palpation easily defined and looks like a leaf. Syphiloma has a smooth and shiny surface of red color. Erosion is painless, and the signs of inflammation are absent. When you click on the Prefecture you receive an infiltrate, the research in the laboratory is found pale Treponema.

After a few days, at least a week after the onset of symptoms in men, increase nearby lymph nodes. Lymph nodes look like dense, painless, not soldered with a skin nodules with a diameter of about 2-3 centimeters. If the nodules are located in the foreskin in men, may develop complications, such as phimosis, paraphimosis, balanoposthitis, and others.

20-30 days after the first signs of the formation of gum and it is scarring or epithelialization. By the end of the initial period, you may experience prodromal phenomena: worse overall health, increased body temperature, is there pain in the bones. It looks like the standard description of the first symptom of a syphilitic lesion, but there are sores that are quite different from classic. It depends on many factors, and the appearance of the gum can be quite unusual and lookdifferent:

• multiple;
• ulcer;
• mixed:
• microhenry;
• indurative edema;
• amygdala (on the tonsils);
• panaris (on the fingers), etc.

Any rashes or other lesions on the genitals in males should arouse suspicion, especially painless. In this case, it is mandatory to consult a doctor. The doctor will examine, prescribe the right tests and treatment. You should not self-medicate at home, so as to undergo differential diagnosis of chancre and other illnesses, you can not, and start the disease and worsen their condition quite easily. The fact that syphiloma even without medical intervention disappears by itself and syphilis continues to progress, causing irreparable damage to health.

As soon as the first symptoms of disease do not need to look for the causes in something else, and should consult a doctor. Because the sooner you get treatment, the less damage will cause the exciter body and the sooner will come the recovery. In the basis therapy of the disease in any case will lie antibacterial therapy. To treat the first signs of damage pale Treponema use the antibiotic penicillin.

If these medications cause an allergic reaction, then using drugs cephalosporin. Also in the treatment of syphilis focus on improving the immune system and is prescribed various drugs that stimulate the immune system, and vitamins. In addition, the treatment should not harm the internal organs, especially the liver. To protect the doctor will prescribe medications. All therapeutic measures are carried out only in a hospital.

What is chancroid, and how to get rid of it?

Chancroid in men also applies to sexually transmitted infections. Household transmission of infection is very rare, and many scientists are inclined to think that as such a household the way there, and there are anecdotal cases of sexual relations.

The incubation period of this form of chancre, in contrast to the solid, short and is 3-5 days, and the cause of the chancre is the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. After this time the first symptoms occur. There is a red swollen spot.

Over time, the spot transformirovalsya in the vial after a few days opened, and the chancre is formed. Looks like a chancroid ulcer of irregular shape, size from several millimeters to several centimeters.

One of the main differences of chancroid from syphiloma is a sharp pain and bleeding. The base of the chancroid does not have a dense infiltrate — bottom soft. Ulcersurrounded by inflamed and edematous rim, the bottom is covered with bloody discharge mixed with pus. Such plaque in contact with healthy skin provokes the formation of new chancroidal, which are placed around main ulcer. This is also one of the main differences of chancroid from syphiloma.

The whole process of emergence of a chancre takes about 2-4 weeks. Then the bottom of the ulcer is cleaned and it is a gradual healing with scar formation. If the pathology is burdened by other infections, the healing process can take up to 2 months or more.

The sooner the treatment of diseases and the impact on the cause of the defeat, the easier it is to get rid of it. In the early stages of the pathology can be easily treatment with antibiotics. The successful treatment takes about 1-2 weeks. In addition to ingestion antibacterial or sulfa drugs, is usually prescribed medications for local effects.

In addition they use substances tonic and immunostimulating effects. If the man went to the reception with already advanced stage of the disease, in this case required surgical intervention.

Hard and soft chancre have similar name but are completely different symptoms and diseases caused by different pathogens. Treatment of this pathology should only engage competent specialist. Self-treatment will only cause complications.