Ileo-caecal tuberculosis in immigrants

Croker, J. R.; Record, C. O.; Wright, Joanna

doi:10.1136/pgmj.54.632.410

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“…138 cases of abdominal TB were notified in 1975; 4 pre sented with ileocaecal TB. Immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh are 27 and 54 times more likely to develop TB than Europeans and three times more likely to develop nonrespiratory forms of TB [10], Migrants de velop their TB at various times after arrival in the host country. In Bradford [11.…”

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The Renaissance of Abdominal Tuberculosis

Venkataraman

Probert²,

Sher³

et al. 1993

Dig Dis

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During the last decade, abdominal tuberculosis (TB) has experienced a renaissance. The number of cases diagnosed in Western European and North American countries has dramatically increased. The reasons for this are multiple and include the appearance of AIDS as a significant disorder and the increased morbidity of peoples across the world with the migration of many people from areas of high incidence of TB to the West. Recent epidemiological work is reviewed, and its relationship to these changes considered. The distribution of disease along the gastrointestinal tract and in the mesentery is discussed. The frequency of involvement at various sites and the clinical symptoms caused by the disease are reviewed. The need to diagnose abdominal TB in the 1990s is considered in detail in areas where the disease had previously been thought rare.

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The Renaissance of Abdominal Tuberculosis

Venkataraman

Probert²,

Sher³

et al. 1993

Dig Dis

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Clinical Features of Abdominal Tuberculosis

Jakubowski

Elwood

Enarson

1988

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

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The clinical features of 81 cases of abdominal tuberculosis (TB) are presented. The peritoneum was involved in 41 patients, the ileocecal area in 17, the anorectal area in 16, and mesenteric glands in 8. There was one case each involving the liver and sigmoid colon. Most patients were young women. The tuberculin reaction was significant in 83% of patients tested, and 54% had evidence of TB elsewhere. Tuberculous peritonitis was more common in native North American Indians and presented as an acute abdomen, abdominal tumor, or cirrhosis. Asians developed the majority of ileocecal and mesenteric lymph node disease and were frequently diagnosed as having Crohn's disease, appendicitis, or cancer. Anorectal cases presented with fistulae or abscesses and usually had concomitant pulmonary TB. The disease was fatal in five patients (6%), four of whom were diagnosed only after death. One noncompliant patient had a relapse. All other patients were cured after receiving treatment.

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Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis

Miagkova¹

2021

Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections

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Ileo-caecal tuberculosis in immigrants

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

The Renaissance of Abdominal Tuberculosis

The Renaissance of Abdominal Tuberculosis

Clinical Features of Abdominal Tuberculosis

Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis

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