Clinical and radiographic features of pulmonary tuberculosis in non-AIDS immunocompromised patients.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
; 7(8): 764-70, 2003 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
SETTING:
Department of Chest Diseases, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University.OBJECTIVE:
To determine the clinical and radiographic presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis in non-AIDS immunocompromised patients (ICP).DESIGN:
A retrospective review of medical records of 143 patients (63 immunocompromised patients and 80 immunocompetent patients) with pulmonary tuberculosis from 1992 to 2001.RESULTS:
In ICPs, fever was more frequently observed (84.1% vs. 40%, P = 0.0000002), tuberculosis was more frequently disseminated (23.8 vs. 3.8%, P = 0.0008), and lung infiltrations were more often lobar or segmental consolidation (20.6% vs. 0%, P = 0.00007) and miliary lesions (17.5 vs. 3.8%, P = 0.014) than in the control patients. Hilar and/or mediastinal adenopathy was also more frequently documented in ICPs (14.3% vs. 2.5%, P = 0.01).CONCLUSION:
Fever, atypical chest radiograph and disseminated disease are common findings of pulmonary tuberculosis in ICPs.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article