Incubation period 3-7 days
Lesions begin as soft chancre/papule → painful ulceration with ragged margins
Within days to weeks, unilateral painful inguinal lymphadenopathy (buboes) forms
These may become abscessed and rupture
These may become abscessed and rupture
Chancroid
Tinea
Chlamydia trachomatis
Tinea capitis
Granuloma inguinale
Trichinosis
Hepatitis B
Tinea cruris