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  * Chancre - (Sexuality): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
chancre A red, painless sore that is an early symptom of syphilis.
This type of sore is called a chancre (shank-er), and it appears in the first place that the spirochetes moved from one person to another...
The chancre sore from syphillis was said to literally be a crab bite.
www.bestknows.com /sexuality/chancre.html   (582 words)

  
 * Chancre - (Disease): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The first symptom of syphilis is a sore called a chancre (pronounced "shanker") that is usually painless...
The initial ulcer may be mistaken as a chancre, the typical sore of primary syphilis.
Redness of anal area Pus expressed from crypts in anus Chancre (painless ulcer) present in syphilis Condylomata lata (moist warty patches) present in syphilis Genital ulcers Enlarged lymph nodes in groin Blister lesions in anal or genital area...
www.bestknows.com /disease/chancre.html   (355 words)

  
 Symptoms of Syphilis - CureResearch.com
Chancre - a painless open genital sore usually on penis or vagina; rarely hands, mouth or anus; sometimes inside vagina or on cervix.
The initial symptom is a chancre; it is usually a painless open sore that usually appears on the penis or around or in the vagina.
Chancres usually develop on the part of the body exposed to the bacteria, such as the penis, the vulva, or the vagina, as well as the cervix, tongue, lips, or other parts of the body.
www.cureresearch.com /s/syphilis/symptoms.htm   (1124 words)

  
 Syphilis - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
During the primary stage of syphilis, a sore (chancre) that is usually painless develops at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
A chancre may go unnoticed if it occurs inside the vagina or at the opening to the uterus (cervix) because the sores are usually painless and are not easily visible.
However, just because the chancre has healed does not mean the syphilis is cured or that a person cannot pass the infection to others.
www.questdiagnostics.com /kbase/topic/major/hw195071/symptoms.htm   (953 words)

  
 chancre --  Encyclopædia Britannica
(Because in women the chancre often occurs internally, it may go unnoticed.) The lesion often occurs in combination with a painless swelling of the regional lymph nodes, and together these symptoms are the major characteristics of syphilis...
Such an ulcer is termed a soft chancre, as opposed to a hard chancre, which is the characteristic lesion of the primary stage...
The chancre enlarges and often breaks in the centre, leaving a shallow ulcer.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9022379?tocId=9022379   (488 words)

  
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Because the chancre may be painless and may occur inside the body, the infected person might not notice it.
A chancre is usually found on the part of the body exposed to the infected partner's ulcer, such as the penis, vulva, or vagina
The chancre disappears within a few weeks whether or not a person is treated.
www.mc.edu /campus/users/egillila/emilypage.html   (784 words)

  
 Felter, 1912: Biographies of King, Howe, and Scudder: Selected writings of John King: On Chancre.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A revival of the use of tincture of chloride of iron among Eclectic physicians as a local application to chancre and chancroid recalls this contribution in which Professor King introduced this procedure.
Thus, while the chancre remains unbroken and in the pustular form, in which condition it is not acted upon by the oxygen of the atmosphere, I rupture it with a needle, and immediately apply to it a few drops of nitric or muriatic acid.
This tincture is to be gently applied, by means of a feather or piece of lint, to the chancre three or four times a day, being careful not to rub or treat it roughly; and during the intervals a piece of lint moistened with the tincture must be kept in constant contact with the ulcer.
www.ibiblio.org /herbmed/eclectic/ephemera/bios-king-chancre.html   (544 words)

  
 Health Topics
A chancre is the typical sore of primary syphilis.
Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium (spirochete), Treponema pallidum.
The classic-appearing ulcer or chancre is shallow with sharply defined borders and slightly raised edges.
www.netwellness.org /ency/article/000861.htm   (1028 words)

  
 Syphilis - @forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chancre is a local inflammatory reaction to infection at portal of entry of infectious spirochetes; thus, usually only a single chancre develops.
If the inoculation site is in an inapparent location, such as vagina, the chancre may not be discovered by the patient, and the examining physician must be alert to the possibility of lesions at these sites.
Chancre heals spontaneously without treatment within 3 to 6 weeks, usually before appearance of secondary manifestations, leaves remnants of scar.
www.atforumz.com /showthread.php?t=221862   (1090 words)

  
 THE MERCK MANUAL--SECOND HOME EDITION, Syphilis in Ch. 200, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The chancre may also appear on the anus, rectum, lips, tongue, throat, cervix, fingers, or, rarely, other parts of the body.
The chancre usually heals in 3 to 12 weeks, after which the person appears to be completely healthy.
A chancre or a typical rash on the palms and soles usually leads a doctor to suspect syphilis.
www.merck.com /mmhe/sec17/ch200/ch200b.html   (1468 words)

  
 Chancre - Allwords.com Definition of chancre
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Once in a while the chancre appears on the lips or in the mouth.
In the primary stage, a painless sore or ulcer (chancre) appears at the infection The chancre may also appear on the anus, rectum, lips, tongue, throat,
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The allusion is to the condition of a person involved in the chancery court, where he was helpless, while the lawyers lived upon his estate.
A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters, but differing from it in being the starting point of a purely local process and never of a systemic disease; —; called also soft chancre.
Of the nature of a chancre; having chancre.
www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1194/22181/4.html   (369 words)

  
 [DvW] Death Valley Wrestling
Chancre comes back into the middle of the ring and is driven into the mat with a double flapjack.
Kevin scoops Chancre up and slams him down close to a corner for a split-legged moonsault and another pin… 1… 2… Chancre gets his foot to the bottom rope to stop the ref’s count.
Chancre peels Kevin off the mat and holds him in a full nelson as Ted punishes him with vicious punches to the torso.
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 University of Miami School of Medicine - Glossary - Chancre
The chancre forms in the first (primary) stage of syphilis.
The word chancre is the French for a little ulcer.
Chancre and the English canker come from the Latin cancer for crab.
www.med.miami.edu /glossary/art.asp?articlekey=2694   (133 words)

  
 Syphilis, NIAID Fact Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It usually is found on the part of the body exposed to the infected partner's ulcer, such as the penis, vulva, or vagina.
The rash appears anywhere from 3 to 6 weeks after the chancre appears.
While the rash may cover the whole body or appear only in a few areas, it is almost always on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
www.niaid.nih.gov /factsheets/stdsyph.htm   (1621 words)

  
 Syphilis -- What Happens
About 3 weeks—although the range is from 10 to 90 days—after being infected with syphilis, a sore (chancre) that is usually painless often appears on the genitals.
This first stage in the course of syphilis is referred to as the primary stage.
The chancre usually heals without treatment in 28 to 42 days.
my.webmd.com /hw/sexual_conditions/hw195181.asp   (384 words)

  
 Syphilis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
But the most common way to get syphilis is to have sex with someone who has an active infection.
To diagnose syphilis by identifying the bacteria, the doctor takes a scraping from the surface of the ulcer or chancre, and examines it under a special "darkfield" microscope to detect the organism itself.
Blood tests also provide evidence of infection, although they may give false- negative results (not show signs of infection despite its presence) for up to three months after infection.
www.childbirthsolutions.com /articles/issues/syphilis/index.php?ag=off   (1806 words)

  
 Syphilis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chancres can be present on the external genitals of both males and females, and in the vagina, anus, rectum, mouth, or lips.  Anyone who has unprotected sex, regardless of his or her age, sexual preference, or background, can get syphilis.
The location of the chancre is the spot where the bacteria entered the person’s body.  The chancre can last for several weeks, but then it will heal on its own.
If a person notices a chancre, they usually do so within 21 days (on average) after infection.  Again, internal chancres are frequently missed, and rashes may go undetected as well.
www.shs.unc.edu /library/articles/syphilis.html   (927 words)

  
 Understanding Syphilis -- Symptoms
In the first (primary) stage, which usually starts about three weeks after exposure to the germ, painless sores (usually just one) called a chancre appear on the genitals, rectum, anus or mouth.
Lymph glands near the chancre may be swollen as well.
It is extremely important to treat it before it does serious damage to your system and before you spread the disease to others.
www.webmd.com /content/article/10/1680_54766.htm   (297 words)

  
 Chancre in syphilis, Eastern Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The sore begins at the site of infection as a small, solid, raised skin sore less than 1 cm(0.39 in.) across.
Two or more chancres may develop at the same time, usually in the genital area, but sometimes on the hands, mouth, or other body surfaces.
Chancres contain millions of syphilis bacteria and are highly contagious.
www.uhseast.com /138285.cfm   (167 words)

  
 eMedicine - Syphilis : Article by Brian Swan, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This may be because the outer sheath of the spirochete is lacking immunogenic molecules, or it may be because of down-regulation of helper T cells of the TH1 class.
The primary lesion (chancre) occurs on the penis or scrotum of 70% of men with syphilis and on the vulva, cervix, or perineum of more than 50% of women with syphilis.
Dark-field microscopy is essential in evaluating moist cutaneous lesions, such as the chancre of primary syphilis or the condyloma lata of secondary syphilis.
emedicine.com /derm/topic413.htm   (4013 words)

  
 chancre --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
Primary sore or ulcer at the site of entry of a pathogen; specifically, the typical skin lesion of primary infectious syphilis.
The chancre heals in two to six weeks, but syphilis progresses unless treated with penicillin.
"chancre." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9360295?tocId=9360295   (523 words)

  
 definition of chancre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also hard chancre, indurated chancre, and Hunterian chancre.
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 Amazon.com: Everything Can Be Beaten: Books: Chancre Scolex,Crab Scrambly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
by Chancre Scolex, Crab Scrambly "IT stands away, interrupting himself from the incessant hammering of the kittens dropping from the chute, and asks himself, "Is this all that there is?..." (more)
This FULL-COLOR 6 x 5" storybook tale of discovery is written and with layouts by Mr.
Chancre Scolex (sometimes known as Jhonen Vasquez) and vividly painted by his friend Mr.
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 Definition of soft chancre - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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