Scrofula occurs when tuberculosis bacteria affects an area outside the lungs. The main symptom is swelling on one side of the neck due to swollen lymph nodes. Scrofula is uncommon in the United States ...

Scrofula, also called cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis, is a type of tuberculosis infection. It's caused by the same bacteria that causes pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis is a highly ...

A 66-year-old man presented with an enlarging neck mass. Fine-needle aspiration of the mass was performed, and a diagnosis of scrofula was made.

Neck scrofula is common in young and middle-aged people. For a long time, it could not be satisfactorily treated by Western methods and medicines. The fire needle treatment by seventh generation ...

Based on: Scrofula and its Gland Diseases. An Introduction to the General Pathology of Scrofula, with an account of the Histology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of its Glandular Affections. By Frederick ...

A previously well 77-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a six-month history of weight loss, fatigue and low-grade fever, and a painless ulcerated mass on her neck. We prescribed rifampin and ...

Masters: Scrofula. That’s what they called cervical T.B. lymphadenitis in the 1700s. House: Scrofulicous. That’s what they called “annoying” in the 1700s November 16, 2010 By TV Fanatic Staff ...

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- a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands ...

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