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