A study of pulmonary tuberculosis in the elderly.
J Indian Med Assoc
;
2007 Aug; 105(8): 432, 436, 438-9
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-96970
ABSTRACT
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is increasing globally. The diagnbsis of TB in elderly is often delayed due to the atypical presentation. There is also therapeutic problems because of presence of comorbidity, nutritional and socio-economic factors and increased incidence of adverse drug reactions and mortality. A prospective study was conducted among patients presenting with pulmonary tuberculosis at the department of TB and respiratory medicine in a tertiary care hospital between January, 2006 to July, 2006. Thirty patients aged more than 65 years were studied for their clinical characteristics, comorbid illnesses, sputum status, radiological features and adverse drug reactions. They were contrasted against the same parameters in 40 patients aged 65 years or less. The study showed that pulmonary TB in the elderly is characterised by (a) atypical symptoms, (b) more extensive radiological lesion with lower zone preponderance, (c) higher sputum positivity, (d) more frequent comorbidity, (e) more frequent side-effects and (f) higher mortality.
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Assunto principal:
Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estado Nutricional
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Incidência
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Estudos Prospectivos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Indian Med Assoc
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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