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Scrofula is the term used for tuberculosis of the neck, or, more precisely, a ''cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy''. Scrofula is usually a result of an infection in the [[lymph nodes]], known as [[lymphadenitis]] and is most often observed in [[immunocompromised]] patients (about 50% of cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy). About 95% of the scrofula cases in adults are caused by ''[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]'', but only 8% in children. The rest are caused by atypical mycobacterium or nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM). With the stark decrease of tuberculosis in the second half of the 20th century, scrofula became a very rare disease. With the appearance of [[AIDS]], however, it has shown a resurgence, and presently affects about 5% of severely immunocompromised patients. | Scrofula is the term used for tuberculosis of the neck, or, more precisely, a ''cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy''. Scrofula is usually a result of an infection in the [[lymph nodes]], known as [[lymphadenitis]] and is most often observed in [[immunocompromised]] patients (about 50% of cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy). About 95% of the scrofula cases in adults are caused by ''[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]'', but only 8% in children. The rest are caused by atypical mycobacterium or nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM). With the stark decrease of tuberculosis in the second half of the 20th century, scrofula became a very rare disease. With the appearance of [[AIDS]], however, it has shown a resurgence, and presently affects about 5% of severely immunocompromised patients. | ||
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Scrofula is the term used for tuberculosis of the neck, or, more precisely, a cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy. Scrofula is usually a result of an infection in the lymph nodes, known as lymphadenitis and is most often observed in immunocompromised patients (about 50% of cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy). About 95% of the scrofula cases in adults are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but only 8% in children. The rest are caused by atypical mycobacterium or nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM). With the stark decrease of tuberculosis in the second half of the 20th century, scrofula became a very rare disease. With the appearance of AIDS, however, it has shown a resurgence, and presently affects about 5% of severely immunocompromised patients.