Revisiting Scrofula: An Entity Not to Forget in Migrants’ Health

Neves, Sara; Videira Santos, Fábio

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Revisiting Scrofula: An Entity Not to Forget in Migrants’ Health

2023-06Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Neves, Sara
dc.contributor.author	Videira Santos, Fábio
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-18T11:58:59Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-18T11:58:59Z
dc.date.issued	2023-06
dc.description.abstract	Tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) is one of the most common presentations of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). The particularity of this presentation is the difficulty in establishing a definitive diagnosis, as clinical manifestations and imaging may be unspecific. We describe a case of tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis in a young male from Pakistan, a high-burden tuberculosis country. We intend to raise awareness of this entity, given the high index of suspicion required to diagnose it, which can lead to delays in appropriate treatment, potentially increasing the morbidity and mortality of affected patients. Increased awareness is especially important in immigrants, in whom tuberculosis cases continue to increase, exposing the need for easy and equitable access to healthcare. A brief review of the subject is also presented	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Neves S, Videira Santos F. Revisiting Scrofula: An Entity Not to Forget in Migrants' Health. Cureus. 2023;15(6):e40012. doi:10.7759/cureus.40012	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.7759/cureus.40012	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	2168-8184
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2964
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Cureus, Inc.	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://www.cureus.com/articles/149142-revisiting-scrofula-an-entity-not-to-forget-in-migrants-health#!/	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	extrapulmonary tuberculosis	pt_PT
dc.subject	lymph node	pt_PT
dc.subject	lymphadenitis	pt_PT
dc.subject	migrants	pt_PT
dc.subject	tuberculosis	pt_PT
dc.title	Revisiting Scrofula: An Entity Not to Forget in Migrants’ Health	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	United States of America	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	6	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	e40012	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Cureus	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	15	pt_PT
person.familyName	Videira Santos
person.givenName	Fábio
person.identifier.orcid	0000-0002-9098-3412
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT
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