Scrofula: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis Treatment - Cleveland Clinic Scrofula is usually a form of tuberculosis It used to be called “king’s evil” because people thought the king could heal diseases Now healthcare professionals call scrofula “mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis ” How common is scrofula? Scrofula is pretty rare Only about 5% of symptomatic tuberculosis cases are diagnosed as scrofula
Scrofula: Tuberculosis of the Throat - WebMD 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