QJM Advance Access originally published online on March 28, 2008
QJM 2008 101(5):421-422; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcn044
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Abdominal tuberculosis: importance of knowing the differences between the different site involvements
Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital
Bandar Seri Begawan BA 1710, Brunei Darussalam
email: chongvuih@yahoo.co.uk
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Sir,
I read with interest the article by Ramesh et al.1 published in a recent issue of the journal on abdominal tuberculosis (ATB). Not unexpectedly, they showed that ATB was more common among the immigrant populations, particularly from the South Asia, where TB infections remain endemic.