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Descriptor English: Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
Descriptor Spanish: Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
Descriptor Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
Scope note: Micobacteria no tuberculosa que produce linfadenitis cervical en los niños. Muy raramente produce enfermedad pulmonar y se cree que no es patógena en animales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
Descriptor French: Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
Tree number(s): B03.510.024.962.500.720.625
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.625
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015359
Scope note: A non-tuberculous mycobacterium causing cervical lymphadenitis in children. It very rarely causes pulmonary disease, and is believed to be non-pathogenic in animals.
Annotation: infection: coordinate with MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mycobacterium (1966-1988)
Mycobacterium, Atypical (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note: 89
History Note: 89
Entry Version: MYCOBACT SCROFULACEUM
DeCS ID: 23770
Unique ID: D015359
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/06/02
Revision Date: 2011/07/01
Mycobacterium scrofulaceum - Preferred
Concept UI M0023645
Scope note A non-tuberculous mycobacterium causing cervical lymphadenitis in children. It very rarely causes pulmonary disease, and is believed to be non-pathogenic in animals.
Preferred term Mycobacterium scrofulaceum



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