buboes
Infected lymph nodes
Buboes are swollen, inflamed lymph nodes, particularly in the groin or armpit.
They appear as painful lumps and are characteristic of bubonic plague, which takes its name from them.
The singular is bubo: The physician noted a bubo in the patient's groin.
Medieval bubonic plague pandemic
- Yersinia pestisBacterium causing plague
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
medieval · pestilence · contagion · outbreak · mortality · transmission · vector-borne · infectious
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- tenderSoft or sore
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
lump · suppurating · abscess · necrotic · discolored · oozing · rupture · festering
Spirochete-caused venereal infection
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- brucellosisBacterial zoonosis from livestock
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
- gonorrheaSexually transmitted bacterial disease
lymph nodes
Immune system filters
cervical · groin · armpit · lymphatic · glandular · lymphadenitis · popliteal
Black Death
Medieval bubonic plague pandemic
- Yersinia pestisBacterium causing plague
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
quarantine · medieval · pestilence · contagion · outbreak · mortality · transmission · vector-borne · infectious · historical
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- tenderSoft or sore
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
throbbing · lump · suppurating · abscess · necrotic · discolored · oozing · rupture · festering · ulcerated
syphilis
Spirochete-caused venereal infection
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- brucellosisBacterial zoonosis from livestock
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
gonorrhea · chlamydia · cat scratch disease · sexually transmitted
- bubonic plagueYersinia pestis infection