Luckily Chancroid can be cured, if you treat it at the early stages. The treatment is done by antibiotics, when caught early. You will not spread the disease further if after following the treatment the successful signs of the disease go away. It is very necessary to complete the medical regime from start to finish which the doctor provides you in order to completely cure the disease. And to cure it completely it is important to follow the instructions of the doctor.

Antibiotics are used in the treatment of Chancroid. The ulcers generally begin to recover in a week, if everything goes well in the treatment regime. The healing of the ulcers depends upon their size. The larger the ulcer, the longer it will take to heal.

Examinations of the patients are normally done 3-7 days after treatment to find out whether the treatment is successful and the medications are working or not. The treatment might not work if the medical regime is not followed properly. The treatment may also fail if the patients’ infection is invulnerable to the antibiotics with which they are treated with. People with HIV/AIDS and the uncircumcised male patients most of the time are resistant to the antibiotics and do not respond as well to treatment as others. They might need extra follow-up for the treatment.

What is chancroid? How can Chancroid be diagnosed? How is Chancroid treated? What should a person do if exposed to someone with chancroid?

If you experience the symptoms of Chancroid and later on diagnosed with Chancroid then any sexual partners you had within 10 days before you started to have symptoms, should undergo diagnosis and examination and treated as well – whether or not they experience any symptoms.

Some of the health concerned organizations has mentioned some medical regimens for the treatment of Chancroid. The drug regimens below are taken from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 2006 STD treatment guidelines. The regimens provided here are only for informational purpose. It’s not prescribed or suggested to use them without prior information from your doctor. Remember that only your doctor can say which treatment is right for you.

Recommended Regimens

Azithromycin 1 g orally in a single dose
OR
Ceftriaxone 250 mg intramuscularly (IM) in a single dose
OR
Ciprofloxacin* 500 mg orally two times a day for 3 days
OR
Erythromycin base* 500 mg orally thrice a day for 7 days

*Some forms of the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi that causes Chancroid have been reported to be resistant to these antibiotics. Pregnant women should not be given or treated with ciprofloxacin. The successful treatment of Chancroid cures the infection, resolves the symptoms and prevents transmission.

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