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This is a form of TB that also causes neck swelling and lesions, a condition called scrofula.
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Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
Several diseases, such as diabetes, yellow fever, typhoid fever and the glandular disease scrofula, can be associated with certain scents.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 18 May 2017
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Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
Several diseases, such as diabetes, yellow fever, typhoid fever and the glandular disease scrofula, can be associated with certain scents.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 18 May 2017
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“Scrofula.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrofula. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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scrofula
noun
scrof·u·la
ˈskrȯf-yə-lə, ˈskräf- 
: tuberculosis of lymph nodes especially in the neck
called also king's evil
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