Incidence of tuberculosis among patients receiving treatment with oral corticosteroids.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To study the incidence and pattern of tuberculosis in patients taking systemic corticosteroids (CS).METHODS:
Seventy seven patients taking oral CS for various respiratory diseases and eighty patients suffering from similar diseases but not receiving steroids were followed up for one year to study the incidence of tuberculosis.RESULTS:
Five patients (6.5%) receiving CS developed tuberculosis as against none amongst the controls (p < 0.05). Of these, three patients had sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis and one each had sputum negative pulmonary tuberculosis and tubercular meningitis. All patients were treated with standard anti-tubercular therapy; four patients improved whereas one died due to complications of disease.CONCLUSION:
Systemic CS therapy causes a significant increase in incidence of tuberculosis.
Texto completo:
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Doenças Respiratórias
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estudos de Casos e Controles
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Incidência
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Administração Oral
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Corticosteroides
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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