A Department of Chest Diseases: 2011 Data of Tuberculosis
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Tarih
2013
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Derman Medical Publ
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Aim: Tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted through inhalation, is a disease that can involve all the tissues and organs. The most common location was the lung involvement. In this study we aimed to discuss the clinical and demographic data of TB patients who were followed in the University of Chest Diseases Clinic in 2011. Material and Method: TB is still an important public health problem: order to analyze our data about the disease patients file retrospectively studied who followed clinical university hospital in 2011. During the study period 56 TB patients file were examined. Results: A total of 24 patients female were and 32 were male. The mean age of female patients was 28.8 and male was 32.5 years. A total of 28 patients were smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (11 female, 17 male). In smear-positive cases 25 sputum smear-positive and 3 cases gastric juice smear-positive. Three patients were diagnosed with smear-negative, while a positive in culture. In total, four patients had relapsed pulmonary TB. Six patients were diagnosed with TB pleurisy and four of the six patients diagnosed with pleural biopsy and two diagnosed pleural fluid adenosine deaminase levels. A total of 22 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were diagnosed radiologically and clinically. In two of 56 patients developed hepatotoxicity. Discussion: TB is a disease affecting the young population that seriousness of continued. Early diagnosis and treatment is particularly important for transmission of TB.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Chest Clinic, Tuberculosis, Smear Positivity
Kaynak
Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
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4
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4
