Tuberculosis in East Africans presenting with intra-thoracic lymphadenopathy.
Seven cases are presented of tuberculosis in East African Asian immigrants. In each case the main feature was enlargement of hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes. This type of tuberculosis is rare amongst adults in Britain. The problems of diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000351:Africa, Eastern / Q000208:ethnology; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006113:United Kingdom
D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin