Alternate Names : Lump in the groin, Inguinal lymphadenopathy, Localized lymphadenopathy-groin, Bubo, Lymphadenopathy - groin
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Bubo
A swollen, infected lymph node (especially in the groin). The node may enlarge enough that it begins to drain through the skin.
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Bubo
The bacilli from the soft sore are apt to find their way into the lymphatic vessels, and so to reach the glands in the groin, when they set up destructive inflammation.
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A swollen gland and sore caused by chancroid.
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Bubo
Bubo is an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland in any part of the body. The term is usually confined to swelling of the glands of the groin.
Bubo: An enlarged lymph node ("swollen gland") that is tender and painful, particularly in the groin and armpit (the axilla). A feature of a number of infectious diseases including gonorrhea, syphilis, tuberculosis, and the plague.
Bubo: This is an enlarged, tender, swollen lymph gland most commonly found in the groin, under the arms, or on the neck, depending on the locations of the flea bite.
If the infected flea bites the victim on the hand or arm, the bubo forms in the axillary lymph nodes under the arm. If it bites the foot or leg, the bubo forms in the inguinal lymph nodes in the groin.
If your doctor suspects plague, he or she may confirm the diagnosis through microscopic examination of fluid extracted from your bubo, bronchi or trachea. Needle aspiration is used to obtain fluid from your bubo.
The initial symptom is usually a swollen, inflamed and tender lymph gland in the body near where the infected flea bit the person (a bubo). Fever is usually present.
Among the latter, the Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) and the Eurasian Eagle-owl (B. bubo) are noted predators of Barn Owls.
Venereal Diseases, Other; Chancroid; Bubo (Inguinal), Chancroidal, Due to Hemophilus ducreyi; Chancre, Ducreys Simple Soft, Ulcus molle (Cutis) (Skin)
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Venereal Disease, Other Specified ...
Lump in the groin; Inguinal lymphadenopathy; Localized lymphadenopathy-groin; Bubo; Lymphadenopathy - groin
Definition of Groin lump:
A groin lump is localized swelling in the groin area. It may be firm or soft, tender or not painful at all.
You can contract this form of plague when a fleabite results in bacteria directly entering your bloodstream, or when bacteria in your body from another type of plague spread to your bloodstream. A bubo may accompany septicemic plague if it occurs as ...
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About 3 to 10 days after exposure, a newly infected person will develop a tender, red bump on the genitals. This bump, known as a bubo, will evolve into a painful ulcer over the next 2 days.
This name is, sometimes, given to erysipelas, especially when of a local character. It is, also, applied to the morbid redness on the cheeks of the hectic and on the skin covering bubo, phlegmon, etc. [Dunglison1868].
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