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Bubo Definitions:
A tender, inflamed, enlarged lymph node that results from a variety of infections.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Swelling of one or more lymph nodes due to inflammation.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Bubo Notes:
Bubo is an inflammation or adenitis of the lymph nodes and is a type of reactive lymphadenopathy. Buboes appear as painful swellings in the neck, armpits, thighs and groin and are a symptom of bubonic plague. Yersinia pestis is a bacterium that is a causative agent and is spread from fleabites and enter the lymph nodes through blood stream.
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