Tuberculosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-93152
ABSTRACT
In a retrospective analysis of 146 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients seen over a 5 year period, 17 patients of tuberculosis (TB) were identified yielding a prevalence rate of 11.6%. The median duration of SLE was 12 months (range 2-96 months) and 12/17 patients had disease activity score of more than five. The median duration of steroid treatment was 12 months (range 0-96 months) and the median cummulative dose of steroid was 7.75 gms (range 0-22.1 gms). Pulmonary TB (miliary-5, nonmiliary infiltrates-7 and pleural effusion-2) was the commonest type and there was an average diagnostic delay of approximately 1 month. While, majority of the patients responded adequately to treatment, 1 patient had a relapse and 1 expired due to a combination of active lupus and disseminated TB. Only 1 patient had received prophylactic isoniazid.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Prevalência
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Adolescente
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Adulto
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Índia
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Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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