Tuberculosis in Pakistanis in Bradford

Stevenson, David K.

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“…Our patient was from Pakistan and returned every 2-3 years to his homeland. In Pakistan, the prevalence of TB is very high, 140 cases per 100,000 population and also with a very high prevalence of extrapulmonary TB [15][16][17]. In Belgium, the prevalence was low until recent years but is actually on the increase, so health care must evoke quick diagnosis of this disease among non-immunocompromised patient as was our case.…”

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“…Two had evidence of TB on chest X-ray and one had tuberculous peritonitis [13,14]. This atypical form of TB has been reported in individuals from the Indian subcontinent living in the United Kingdom [15]. When diagnosis was made while renal function remained satisfactory, it has sometimes been possible to arrest the fall in GFR or even to produce improvement.…”

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Late diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis leads to irreversible kidney failure in a non-immunocompromised patient

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We report a case of extra pulmonary tuberculosis with multiple localizations including bone and kidney in a 21-year-old Pakistani immigrant living in Belgium. Late diagnosis of tuberculosis may lead to end stage renal disease and dialysis. Countries with low prevalence of tuberculosis should be vigilant towards high risk groups for tuberculosis because this preventable and curable disease may lead to devastating complications when diagnosed late.

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Late diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis leads to irreversible kidney failure in a non-immunocompromised patient

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“…A high incidence has also been demonstrated amongst Asian immigrants to this country (Springett et al, 1958 ;Roe, 1959Stevenson, 1962Aspin, 1962;Springett, 1964). The incidence among Pakistanis appears to be appreciably higher than in Indian immigrants.…”

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Control of Tuberculosis in Pakistani Immigrants

Edgar¹

1964

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1565trations in benign conditions is a disadvantage. However, the failure to detect two out of three early carcinomas of the cervix precludes its use as a screening test in its present form. SummaryExperience with assays of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in vaginal fluid as a screen test for cervical carcinoma in parallel with cervical cytology is described. Among the 190 cases studied, three cases of carcinoma-in-situ were found. Two of the three carcinomas-in-situ did not have raised enzyme levels. Thirty-five patients had raised enzyme levels without carcinoma. The causes of high enzyme concentration in the absence of carcinoma and low concentration in carcinoma-in-situ as distinct from frank carcinoma are discussed.

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“…Stevenson estimated that 64 of these cases would have been recalled for investigation after X-ray examination ± around 40±50 per cent of the cases would have been picked up. Overall he endorsed the recommendation of the British Medical Association (BMA) that migrants should have X-ray examinations of the chest at the ports of entry (Stevenson 1962).…”

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“…He claimed from the in-patient survey of hospital cases that while 40 to 50 per cent of the cases would have had an abnormal X-ray picture at the time of immigration, at least 50 per cent of those eventually developing a pulmonary infection probably acquired it in Britain. Thus, he argued, there were two sides to the issue ± it was both a question of`the tuberculous immigrant' and the`susceptible Pakistani' (Stevenson 1962(Stevenson : 1385. His colleague Dr William Edgar agreed that the arrivals in Bradford from Pakistan worked in the local textile trade, foundry work, public transport, and unskilled engineering, and he not only advocated the selective use of mass miniature radiography, and tuberculin-testing, but also supported attempts to reduce overcrowding (Edgar 1964).…”

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Tuberculosis and ethnicity in England and Wales, 1950–70

Welshman

2000

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This article seeks to contribute to recent debates about ethnicity and health by exploring the history of migration and tuberculosis in England and Wales between 1950 and 1970. It concludes that the story was more complex than recent writing, with its emphasis on`port health' concerns, has implied. The fear that tuberculosis was being imported by migrants was certainly a central concern of both early researchers and the medical establishment. However, some researchers did show some interest in material explanations and in the roles of housing and work patterns in the transmission of the disease. A system of medical examinations at the ports of entry was not in fact implemented and it was at the local level that a system of surveillance was set up. Finally, despite much debate about the susceptibility of migrants, racial concerns were less evident than recent writers have suggested.

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Tuberculosis in Pakistanis in Bradford

Cited by 32 publications

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Late diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis leads to irreversible kidney failure in a non-immunocompromised patient

Late diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis leads to irreversible kidney failure in a non-immunocompromised patient

Control of Tuberculosis in Pakistani Immigrants

Tuberculosis and ethnicity in England and Wales, 1950–70

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