title: [Three cases of young adults advanced pulmonary tuberculosis due to patient's and doctor's delay].
abstract: Three young adults advanced pulmonary tuberculosis due to delay of therapy were reported. In case 1 and 3, their delays resulted from difficulty in diagnosis, in case 2, from neglecting medical counseling. Each cases revealed bilateral diffuse shadows on chest roentgenograms on admission, which were typical shadows of advanced pulmonary tuberculosis. Malnutrition might contribute to the development of the diseases, which were improved by anti-tuberculosis therapy and hyperalimentation therapy. These cases were suggested some clinical problems characteristic of pulmonary tuberculosis of young adults.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomoda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ako
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugahara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukaguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tokuyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Narita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology