Open AccessUndiagnosed diabetes mellitus in tuberculosis: A Lagos report
Author(s) -
Anthonia O Ogbera,
Anil Kapur,
S Chinenye,
O.A Fasanmade,
Andrew Uloko,
Kofo Odeyemi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.137488
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , observational study , population , disease , pediatrics , public health , environmental health , pathology , physics , optics , endocrinology
Tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are two diseases that are individually relatively common and of immense public health significance globally. There is a growing awareness on a global scale on the possible relationship between TB and DM. Nigeria is a country with a high burden of TB and an increasing incidence of DM. We set out to determine the frequency of occurrence of undiagnosed DM in TB patients.