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.
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The London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
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The London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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The London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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The London Chest Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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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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DOI: 10.1016/0962-8479(93)90061-2
ISSN: 09628479
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English