Tuberculosis in asians

Abstract

The incidence of tuberculosis among Asian immigrants in the United Kingdom greatly exceeds that in the white population. There are differences in the ageand sex-distribution of cases and in the frequency of of the disease at various sites, non-respiratory disease being disproportionately common. These differences are described and the need for more vigorous application of case finding and preventive measures is discussed. © 1982 The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine.