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[[File:Plague -buboes.jpg|right|thumb|Buboes on the leg, caused by [[bubonic plague]].]]
A '''bubo''' (Greek ''boubôn'', "groin") (plural form: buboes) is swelling of the [[lymph node]]s. It is found in infections such as [[bubonic plague]], [[gonorrhea]],  [[tuberculosis]] or [[syphilis]]. It is similar in appearance to a huge blister, and usually appears under the armpit, in the groin or on the neck. 

According to historical records, buboes were characteristic of the [[pandemic]] responsible for the [[Black Death]] and perhaps other ancient pandemics. At the time of such pandemics, it was commonly believed by doctors that buboes should be burst; [[Chicken|hen]] feathers were reportedly used for such a purpose.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} However, in [[modern medicine]] this treatment is regarded as useless or in fact harmful, as the puncture site could leave a patient at higher risk for dangerous infection.

Buboes rarely require any form of local care, but instead recede with systemic antibiotic therapy. In fact, for plague patients, [[incision and drainage]] poses a risk to others in contact with the patient due to [[aerosol]]ization of the bubo contents. [[Needle aspiration]] can be performed for diagnostic purposes and may also provide symptomatic relief.

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