An inflammatory swelling of a lymph gland
Enlarged lymph gland containing pus. Often in the groin. Seen especially in Bubonic Plague, Lymphogranuloma venereum and chancroid.
(Plural: buboes.) A swelling of a lymphatic gland in the groin in venereal disease (see SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDS)) or in PLAGUE.
n. a swollen inflamed lymph node in the armpit or groin, commonly developing in some sexually transmitted diseases (e.g. soft sore), bubonic plague, and leishmaniasis.
A severe illness caused by the Gram negative rod, Yersinia pestis. The reservoirs for the infection are various species of rodent and the bacteria are transmitted through the bite of the rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis. Patients present with enlarged lymph glands (‘buboes’) often in the groin or armpit. Can become septicaemic or develop into a pneumo nia (‘Pneumonic Plague’) and spread by droplet. Also known in the past as “The Black Death”.... bubonic plague
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