: a primary sore or ulcer at the site of entry of a pathogen (as in tularemia)
especially
: the initial lesion of syphilis
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In adults, the most common symptom of early-stage syphilis is a chancre or circular lesion.
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Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 1 June 2023
What makes diagnosis challenging is that the chancres will typically disappear without any treatment.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 4 May 2023
Untreated, the chancre can disappear and be succeeded a month later by the secondary stage, in which a subtle symmetrical red rash blossoms over the torso, genitals, and, quite uniquely, on the palms and soles (5).
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2016
In the first stage, the most distinctive symptom of syphilis is a chancre, which is a circular lesion on the body.
—Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 24 Sep. 2022
Sometimes syphilis presents as a painless chancre, or a round, open sore on your genitals.
—Zahra Barnes, SELF, 12 Oct. 2021
Syphilis is transmitted from person to person by direct contact with a syphilitic sore, known as a chancre.
—Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021
Syphilis: If your partner has chancres (firm, round sores) that aren’t covered by the condom, the infection can spread to you.
—Zahra Barnes, SELF, 29 Aug. 2019
In the primary stage, chancres (usually firm, round, and painless) appear at the site of infection.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 28 May 2019
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Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 1 June 2023
What makes diagnosis challenging is that the chancres will typically disappear without any treatment.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 4 May 2023
Untreated, the chancre can disappear and be succeeded a month later by the secondary stage, in which a subtle symmetrical red rash blossoms over the torso, genitals, and, quite uniquely, on the palms and soles (5).
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2016
In the first stage, the most distinctive symptom of syphilis is a chancre, which is a circular lesion on the body.
—Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 24 Sep. 2022
Sometimes syphilis presents as a painless chancre, or a round, open sore on your genitals.
—Zahra Barnes, SELF, 12 Oct. 2021
Syphilis is transmitted from person to person by direct contact with a syphilitic sore, known as a chancre.
—Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021
Syphilis: If your partner has chancres (firm, round sores) that aren’t covered by the condom, the infection can spread to you.
—Zahra Barnes, SELF, 29 Aug. 2019
In the primary stage, chancres (usually firm, round, and painless) appear at the site of infection.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 28 May 2019
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“Chancre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chancre. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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