TB Cases in Croydon
23 yo woman 28/12/13 AE: Back pain Increased frequency Smelly dark urine No PMX Back pains for 2 years Seen by GP 3 months ago - ? Renal stones Seen by a different GP in Dec 2013 ▪ Spine Xrays done SHx From Pakistan, Married, one child 16 months old Never smoked/ no alcohol Fx Mother TB
OE: Low BMI Chest clear, abdo soft Urine DIP = +++ Bloods: CRP 152 WCC 20 (neut 17)
D/W Ortho Neuro surgeons Bed rest and brace Start Treatment Moved to Pakistan ??F/U
Unwell with cough for a while No CXR till admitted to hospital Kept in an open bay Screening for Pts and staff
42 y0 Collapsed on a street No English 2/12 Hx of cough and weight loss From India, In UK since 2008 Homeless/Currently living with ? friends Odd work - Painter/decorator ? illegally living in UK
Bloods: CRP 98 Plt 6 Lymph 0.5 AFB in sputum +++ DS: Milliary TB ITP
Severe malnutrition Cardio-respiratory arrests x 2 Very prolonged stay in hospital Repatriated back to India
24 APRIL TH JUNE 2013
AUGUST 2013NOVEMBER 2013
MARCH 2013JAN 2014
34 yo Doctor Unwell, “something is not right” Cough with strange sensation in the chest
JUNE 2013DECEMBER 2014