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Scrofula

Definition

  • Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the cervical lymph nodes

Epidemiology

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

Presentation

  • Cervical lymphadenopathy