Plague Bubo (Axillary)
Plague Bubo (Axillary)
Plague Bubo (Axillary)

    A bubo, an enlarged, tender, firm lymph node, is caused by Yersinia pestis (plague) infection. This image shows an axillary bubo.

Image courtesy of Drs. Margaret Parsons and Karl F. Meyer via the Public Health Image Library of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.