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* Infection by ''[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]'' in the cervical lymph nodes
= Scrofula =

== Definition ==

* Infection by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' in the cervical lymph nodes


== Epidemiology ==
== Epidemiology ==
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* Cervical lymphadenopathy
* Cervical lymphadenopathy

[[Category:TB]]
[[Category:Head and neck infections]]

Revision as of 03:23, 15 August 2019

Epidemiology

  • Generally young children
  • Second-most common presentation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis

Presentation

  • Cervical lymphadenopathy