[Incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetics (author's transl)]

Diabetics are particularly prone to tuberculosis, For this reason, radiological examination of the lungs must be carried out every half year. Chemoprophylactic therapy with INH should always be instituted even with the smallest apical changes. Glycemic equilibrium is essential for the success of antituberculous chemotherapy, and it must be achieved in every tuberculous diabetic.