SCROFULA

Course overview

SCROFULA (HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS THE KING'S EVIL) IS THE TUBERCULOUS CERVICAL LYMPHADENITIS CAUSED BY HEMATOGENOUS OR LYMPHATIC DISSEMINATION OF PULMONARY TB OR REACTIVATION OF LATENT TB OR VERY RARELY THROUGH PRIMARY INVOLVEMENT OF ADENOIDS OR TONSILS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL COVER THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF THIS CONDITION AND HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SCROFULA.