Chancroid

Chancroid is a sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. Chancroid is known to be contacted from one to another individual through sexual intercourse or coitus.

Symptoms:

After an incubation period of one day to two weeks, chancroid begins with a small bump that becomes an ulcer within a day of its appearance. The ulcer characteristically:

  • Ranges in size dramatically from 3 to 50 mm (1/8 inch to two inches) across
  • Is painful
  • Has sharply defined, undermined borders
  • Has irregular or ragged borders
  • Has a base that is covered with a gray or yellowish-gray material
  • Has a base that bleeds easily if traumatized or scraped (Wikipedia)

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