Fact Sheet Massachusetts Department of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Disease Division. Chancroid Detected by Polymerase Chain Reaction Jackson, Mississippi, 1994-1995. Chancroid epidemiology in New Orleans men. Full Image Chancroid Gallery Chancroid is caused by a bacterium known as Hemophilus Ducreyi. Chancroid may be transmitted through oral, vaginal, or anal intercourse.
Untreated chancroid can infect and swell the glands located in the groin.
Men are more commonly infec ted than women. This may be due to increased condom us e among American men . Chancroid Authored by Stephanie Abbuhl, MD, Medical Director, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. However, doctors have noted its comeback since the mid 1980s. Today more than 4,000 cases are reported annually .