Tubercle and Lung Disease
Volume 74, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 12-15

Incidence of abdominal tuberculosis in Bangladeshi migrants in East London (Article)

Sheldon C.D. , Probert C.S.J.* , Cock H. , King K. , Rampton D.S. , Barnes N.C. , Mayberry J.F.
  • a The London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • b Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
  • c The London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • d The London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • e Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • f The London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • g Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

Abstract

A retrospective epidemiological study of abdominal tuberculosis in a defined population in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets was conducted between January 1985 and 31 December 1989. The total population of 163 900 included a mean of 20 732 Bangladeshis. Of the 13 cases diagnosed 8 were Bangladeshi, with equal involvement of the peritoneum and intestine. The crude incidence in the Bangladeshi community was 7.7 cases/105/year, which was significantly higher than that in Europeans (0.3 cases/105/year, χ2 with Yates's correction = 14.0 P < 0.001). The highest age-specific incidence was amongst those aged 16-20 years and 41-45 years. Most patients had a laparotomy or peritoneal biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. The response to therapy was good. Only 62% of cases were notified. This study confirms the importance of tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of abdominal symptoms in Bangladeshi patients. © 1992.

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Index Keywords

immigrant London human Aged Adolescent male female tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Peritoneal clinical article Incidence Cecal Diseases Article Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal Retrospective Studies abdomen Ileal Diseases Support, Non-U.S. Gov't adult United Kingdom Age Factors Bangladesh Transients and Migrants

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DOI: 10.1016/0962-8479(93)90061-2
ISSN: 09628479
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English