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Bubo Definitions:

  1. A tender, inflamed, enlarged lymph node that results from a variety of infections.

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  2. Swelling of one or more lymph nodes due to inflammation.

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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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