Non-pulmonary tuberculosis in Australia.
In 1980, out of 1457 new cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in Australia, 816 occurred in migrants, 343 of whom were Vietnamese refugees. Non-pulmonary tuberculosis comprised about 20% of cases. About 14% of the patients presented first to their local medical practitioner.
D001315:Australia; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012036:Refugees; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000188:drug therapy; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology