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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
History and Symptoms
Symptoms can occur 1 to 12 weeks after coming in contact with the bacteria that cause the disease.
About half of infected men and women have sores in the anal area.
Small, beefy-red bumps appear on the genitals or around the anus.
The skin gradually wears away, and the bumps turn into raised, beefy-red, velvety nodules called granulation tissue. They are usually painless, but they bleed easily if injured.
The disease slowly spreads and destroys genital tissue.
Tissue damage may spread to the area where the legs meet the torso. This area is called the inguinal folds.
The genitals and the skin around them lose skin color.
In its early stages, it may be hard to tell the difference between donovanosis and chancroid.
In the later stages, donovanosis may look like advanced genital cancers, lymphogranuloma venereum, and anogenital cutaneous amebiasis.