Impaired glucose tolerance in pulmonary tuberculosis.
Glucose tolerance tests were performed in 80 cases; 30 with active pulmonary tuberculosis, 24 with nonspecific pulmonary infection and 26 controls. The new criteria were used for the diagnosis of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). There was IGT in 4 cases in the tuberculous group, in 3 cases in the nonspecific pulmonary infection group and in none of the controls. The IGT returned to the normal limits in 3 tuberculous patients after 2 months of chemotherapy. This suggests that the higher incidence of IGT in tuberculosis is only associated with the active phase.
Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Centre, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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Gülbaş
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Erdoğan
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Balci
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000097:blood; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood*
D001786:Blood Glucose