Involvement and enlargement of the submandibular and cervical lymph nodes in tuberculosis is called

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Scrofula is the name for the involvement and enlargement of the submandibular and cervical lymph nodes in tuberculosis. Miliary tuberculosis is when the bacteria are carried throughout the body, causing involvement of organs such as the kidney and liver. Lymphadenopathy is enlargement of lymph nodes associated with many illnesses and conditions. Angioedema is a diffuse swelling of tissue caused by vascular permeability of the deeper blood vessels.

Involvement and Enlargement of the Submandibular and Cervical Lymph Nodes