Small, painless nodules appear after about 10–40 days of contact with the bacteria. Later, the nodules burst, creating open, fleshy, oozing lesions. The infection spreads, mutilating the infected tissue. The infection will continue to destroy the tissue until treated. The lesions occur at the region of contact typically found on the shaft of the penis, the labia, or the perineum. Rarely, the vaginal wall or cervix is the site of the lesion. At least one case in India led to partial autoamputation of the penis. The patient tested positive for HIV-2 and had been infected for six years.
Granuloma inguinale
Lichen myxedematosus
Trichostasis spinulosa
Epidermolysis bullosa
Pseudofolliculitis barbae
Tinea imbricata
Hydroa vacciniforme
Cold abscess