Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis
The disease mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis, also known as scrofula and historically as king's evil, involves a lymphadenitis of the cervical lymph nodes associated with tuberculosis as well as nontuberculous (atypical) mycobacteria.
| Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Scrofula, scrophula, struma, the king's evil |
| Scrofula of the neck, showing characteristic bumps on the skin | |
| Specialty | Infectious disease |
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