King's Evil [krtice]

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skrofulóza - dějiny

 

Kings Evil

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Definition

The historic designation for scrofula (TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE). The disease is so called from the belief that it could be healed by the touch of a king. This term is used only for historical articles using the name king's evil, and is to be differentiated from scrofula as lymph node tuberculosis in modern clinical medicine. (From Webster, 3d ed)

Annotation
= scrofula in hist articles only: differentiate from SCROFULA see TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE which is restricted to scrofula in modern clin med
DUI
D018601 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0027882
Previous indexing
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node (1966-1994)
History note
95
Public note
95

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HI
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C Diseases
C01 Infections 2 027
C01.150 Bacterial Infections and Mycoses 168
C01.150.252 Bacterial Infections 1 614
C01.150.252.410 Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections 122
C01.150.252.410.040 Actinomycetales Infections 37
C01.150.252.410.040.552 Mycobacterium Infections 462
C01.150.252.410.040.552.846 Tuberculosis 3 438
C01.150.252.410.040.552.846.617 Tuberculosis, Extrapulmonary 1
C01.150.252.410.040.552.846.617.475 Tuberculosis, Lymph Node 63
C01.150.252.410.040.552.846.617.475.500 King's Evil 4
C04 Neoplasms 12 832
C05 Musculoskeletal Diseases 1 125
C06 Digestive System Diseases 674
C07 Stomatognathic Diseases 117
C08 Respiratory Tract Diseases 2 223
C09 Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases 678
C10 Nervous System Diseases 1 884
C11 Eye Diseases 1 495
C12 Urogenital Diseases 8
C14 Cardiovascular Diseases 10 552
C15 Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases 91
C16 Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities 439
C17 Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases 32
C18 Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases 172
C19 Endocrine System Diseases 887
C20 Immune System Diseases 748
C21 Disorders of Environmental Origin 22
C22 Animal Diseases 442
C23 Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms 451
C24 Occupational Diseases 3 884
C25 Chemically-Induced Disorders 30
C26 Wounds and Injuries 1 931

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