Question: What Are The Symptoms of Chancroid?
Answer:
- One or more bumps that become ulcers within 1-2 days of their appearance.
- ulcers range in size – up to 2 inches across
- ulcers are painful
- ulcers may have well defined borders or irregular borders
- the base of the ulcer is covered in yellow or grey material
- the base of the ulcer bleeds easily if scraped
- multiple ulcers are more common in women
- When ulcers occur inside the vagina:
- pain and bleeding on intercourse
- pain on urination
- Swollen lymph nodes in the area between the leg and stomach.
- these may rupture and become abscesses
