Syphilis

What is a chancre supposed to look like?

Asking so I recognise it rather than because I have one. Descriptions I find are vague.

low_ceiling 5 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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west_pier 5 months ago

Classically a single, round, firm, painless ulcer with a clean base, appearing weeks after exposure at the site of contact. It heals on its own over a few weeks whether or not it is treated.

The classic description is also frequently not what happens. Multiple sores, painful sores and atypical appearances are all documented.

evening_ferry 5 months ago

Location is the bigger practical issue. Inside the vagina, in the rectum, in the mouth, or in a skin fold, and you simply never see it.

first_frost 5 months ago

Which is why recognising it visually is not a reliable strategy. Testing is. The sore healing on its own is precisely how people conclude that nothing happened.

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