Pattern of tuberculosis in general practice.
An audit of 690 cases of tuberculosis out of 46,276 patients seen during the last 25 years in a busy general practice is reported. Of the 690 cases, 67% were pulmonary, 33% extra-pulmonary TB. Modes of both types of tuberculosis are described and the reason for increased incidence of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis are discussed.
Ahmed
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PMRC Research Center, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi.
Aziz
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012923:Social Class; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000453:epidemiology; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000453:epidemiology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000453:epidemiology; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*