Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis:

Terms Related to Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis

• Tuberculous Pericarditis

  Infection of the pericardium with tubercle bacilli. This condition arises by contiguous extension of tuberculous lesions of the hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes or by ...

• Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome

  An acute, febrile, mucocutaneous condition accompanied by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infants and young children. The principal symptoms are fever, congestion of the ...

• Lymphadenitis

  Inflammation of the lymph nodes.

• Mycobacterium scrofulaceum

  A non-tuberculous mycobacterium causing cervical lymphadenitis in children. It very rarely causes pulmonary disease, and is believed to be non-pathogenic in animals.

• Milroys Disease

  Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes.