Diseases

Lymph Node Tuberculosis

Infection of the lymph nodes by tuberculosis. Tuberculous infection of the cervical lymph nodes is scrofula.

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Infection of the lymph nodes by tuberculosis. Tuberculous infection of the cervical lymph nodes is scrofula.

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13 entry terms
  • Lymphadenitis, Tuberculous
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
  • Lymph Node Tuberculoses
  • Tuberculoses, Lymph Node
  • Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
  • Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
  • Mycobacterial Cervical Lymphadenitis
  • Scrofula
  • Cervical Lymphadenitis, Mycobacterial
  • Lymphadenitis, Cervical Tuberculous
  • Lymphadenitis, Mycobacterial Cervical
  • Scrofulas
  • Tuberculous Lymphadenitis, Cervical

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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entry term SCROFULA in history articles = KING'S EVIL

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lymph Node Tuberculosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014388. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014388
  2. Lymph Node Tuberculosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterial_cervical_lymphadenitis
  3. Lymph Node Tuberculosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4678337