What does «escrófula» mean in Spanish?
- Inflammation or swelling of the neck nodes (cervical lymph nodes). This term alluded to the porcine appearance of the neck of the patients. This nodular lump in the neck first appears without pain or heat, but later the patient may suffer acute inflammation with fever and skin involvement. The nodules may also ooze and the skin may break open. Scrofula can evolve favorably in complete remission, or reappear, as well as produce fistulization and deforming scarring.