What are the signs and symptoms of chancroid?

What are the signs and symptoms of chancroid?

The incubation period (the time between when you’ve been exposed and when you develop symptoms) for chancroid is about three to seven days. The signs and symptoms of chancroid include:

• Raised and painful bumps on the skin of your genitals.
• Ulcers with ragged soft edges that develop from these bumps.
• Reddened and shiny skin on the sores.
• Leakage of pus and infectious fluid.
• Spreading and connecting of these sores into larger areas.

Women may not be aware of the sores, but they can be painful in men.