title: No formalin please, it could be TB!
abstract: Historically, tuberculosis (TB) in the UK was primarily associated with pulmonary infection. However, as the rates of TB in the UK have risen, so has the proportion of extra pulmonary disease. In 1987, the total number of new TB cases was 5,085 and 21% of these were extra pulmonary. By 2009, the annualnumber of TB cases had risen to 9,040 with 46% being extra pulmonary (HPA 2010).
authors.affiliation: East Dorset TB Service, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, BH7 7DW. david.thomas@rbch.nhs.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Miles
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D005557:Formaldehyde; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000592:standards*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D005557:Formaldehyde