title: [Tuberculosis in the community: viewpoint of the family physician].
abstract: In 1991, 3 patients of an overall patient population of 1400 were found to be suffering from active tuberculosis (TB). They were long-time residents of Israel and were not of Ethiopian origin. 2 had TB of the lymph-nodes of the head and neck and the third had pleural TB with involvement of the ribs. In each case TB was diagnosed retroactively; the original presumptive diagnosis was malignancy. This relative increased incidence of TB should increase our awareness of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Kupat Holim Clinic, Neveh Neeman, Petah Tikva District.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kitai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis