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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of cases of tuberculosis associated with diabetes in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Leal, Sâmia Barreto; Araújo, Gleide Santos de; Nery, Joilda Silva; Santos, Carlos Antonio de Souza Teles; Oliveira, Maeli Gomes de; Barreto, Mauricio Lima; Pereira, Susan Martins.
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  • Leal, Sâmia Barreto; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Departamento de Medicina Interna. Salvador. BR
  • Araújo, Gleide Santos de; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador. BR
  • Nery, Joilda Silva; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador. BR
  • Santos, Carlos Antonio de Souza Teles; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador. BR
  • Oliveira, Maeli Gomes de; Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana. Departamento de Saúde. Feira de Santana. BR
  • Barreto, Mauricio Lima; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Muniz. Salvador. BR
  • Pereira, Susan Martins; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 50(3): 408-412, May-June 2017. tab
Article in En | LILACS | ID: biblio-1041410
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INTRODUCTION:

This study compares the clinical and epidemiological features of patients with TB, with and without DM. METHODS New cases of active pulmonary TB that occurred in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil between 2008 and 2010 were included. DM was diagnosed by based on diagnostic criteria established by the American Diabetes Association. RESULT S Of the 323 cases of TB, 44 (13.6%) were diabetic . Patients with TB and DM were older (44.7%), with a high level of education (34.%); had slow wound healing (23.4%) and fatigue (61.7%). CONCLUSIONS Clinical symptoms differed between patients with TB, with and without DM.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Diabetes Mellitus Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2017 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Diabetes Mellitus Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2017 Type: Article