scrofulideEtymologyLatin diminutive of scrōfa (“a breeding sow”), because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint; or by fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs.scrofulide means any affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounAny affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula.“1870: Title American Journal of Syphilography and Dermatology: Publisher F.W. Christern: "After recovery from tinea tonsurans...crusts and epidermic exfoliations form on the scalp. It is a benign scrofulide induced by the trycophyton."”