Tuberculosis as a complication of diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Seventeen cases of diabetes mellitus complicated by tuberculosis are described. I Poorly controlled diabetes predisposes to tuberculosis and causes a rapid spread of the disease. This may be due to a complexity of causes. A high percentage of diabetic patients acquiring tuberculosis are not adequately treated until the disease is far advanced. This calls for a revision of the diagnostic approach to the problem by routine radiography and sputum examinations. © 1947, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.