Between 1973 and 1983 abdominal @entity378 was responsible for the admission of 90 @entity1 to a west London district general hospital. Over the same period @entity30 was newly diagnosed in 102 hospitalised @entity1 . In contrast with @entity30 , the majority (75) of @entity378 @entity1 were Asian immigrants. Mean duration of residence in the United Kingdom was 4 +/- 0.9 (SD) years, and mean age at presentation was 34.9 +/- 1.1 years. Forty per cent of @entity378 @entity1 presented as an acute emergency to physicians, surgeons, or gynaecologists while the remainder presented a more insidious, chronic picture. Five groups of @entity378 @entity1 were recognised. Forty two subjects had intestinal @entity378 characterised by @entity158 (100%), abdominal mass (43%) and abnormal contrast radiology (100%). Ten of these underwent emergency laparotomy for @entity1321 or perforation. Twenty seven @entity1 had @entity17289 although only 16 had @entity843 . Eight @entity1 presented with pyrexia and @entity99 . Five had @entity1907 . The remaining eight @entity1 represented a miscellaneous group. The diagnosis of abdominal @entity378 was established histologically (60 cases), bacteriologically (six cases) or radiologically (24 cases). Chest radiograph, tuberculin skin testing and paracentesis were usually unhelpful. Five severely ill @entity1 died. The remainder recovered completely after specific triple chemotherapy and response to treatment was usually evident within 14 days. In urban Britain @entity378 is an important cause of @entity1625 . Prognosis is excellent following specific therapy.

Abdominal XXXX in urban Britain--a common disease.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1625 :: ('MESH:D004828', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal disease'] @entity843 :: ('MESH:D001201', 'Disease') :: ['ascites'] @entity17289 :: ('MESH:D014395', 'Disease') :: ['tuberculous peritonitis'] @entity1321 :: ('MESH:D007415', 'Disease') :: ['intestinal obstruction'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity378 :: ('MESH:D014376', 'Disease') :: ['tuberculosis', 'tuberculous'] @entity99 :: ('MESH:D056486', 'Disease') :: ['granulomatous hepatitis'] @entity30 :: ('MESH:D003424', 'Disease') :: ["Crohn's disease"] @entity1907 :: ('MESH:D014397', 'Disease') :: ['pulmonary and abdominal tuberculosis']
@entity378 :: (MESH:D014376,Disease) :: ['tuberculosis']
