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The incidence of tuberculosis of the kidney varies throughout the tropics; wherever it occurs, it is more common in the higher socioeconomic groups, repeating the pattern of the disease in Europe. It is uncommon in tropical Africa, despite the fact that tuberculosis is prevalent in most other tissues. It occurs frequently in much of Asia and India, particularly in association with diabetes. There are often tuberculous foci in the chest and skeleton also.
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Palmer, P.E.S. (2002). Tuberculosis of the Urinary Tract. In: The Imaging of Tuberculosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56282-2_5
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