Marais R M
S Afr Med J. 1980 Mar 29;57(13):483-4.
Four hundred and thirty-six Black and Coloured patients with tuberculosis were examined for diabetes mellitus, which was found in 2,1%. In this series 29% of diabetics with tuberculosis had lower lung field involvement only, while the prevalence of isolated lower lung field tuberculosis among the non-diabetics was only 4,5%. It was therefore concluded that diabetes mellitus should be looked for in patients with isolated lower lung field tuberculosis.
对436名患有结核病的黑人和有色人种患者进行了糖尿病检查，发现糖尿病患病率为2.1%。在这个系列中，29%的合并结核病的糖尿病患者仅下肺野受累，而非糖尿病患者中单纯下肺野结核病的患病率仅为4.5%。因此得出结论，对于单纯下肺野结核病患者应排查糖尿病。
