Scrofula
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This 1930s encyclopedia article discusses scrofula, noting that the term was falling out of use in scientific medicine as it became recognized primarily as a manifestation of tuberculosis in children with anomalous constitutions, overlapping with lymphatic or exudative diathesis.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
SCROFULA (scrofuluasis), a term going out of use in scientific medicine since the concept of "diatheses" has regained citizenship, and on the other hand, after it was proven that the majority of scrofulous manifestations depend on a tuberculous infection. Thus, the previous view of scrofula as a special diathesis, or only as a soil for tuberculosis and other infections (Filatov), has shifted to the lymphatic or exudative diathesis, while in all other respects scrofula must be considered as a manifestation of tuberculosis proceeding in a peculiar manner in a child with an anomalous constitution.
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“Scrofula.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/scrofula/