[A pleuropulmonary tuberculosis study in a pneumology service].
We reviewed the records of 125 patients admitted in our Service of Pneumology from January 1985 to December 1992, which were diagnosed of pleural or pulmonary tuberculosis. Several characteristics are described, with the following findings: 1) Higher incidence among men. 2) Relevant incidence among young people. 3) Frequent association with risk factors or concomitant diseases, mainly tobacco and alcohol consumption. 4) Delay in the diagnosis, probably due to the unspecific symptoms observed; fever, cough, constitutional syndrome. 5) The must frequent radiological findings were pleural leakage and cavitated infiltrations affecting the upper lobes. 6) Sputum microbiological exam still has a high diagnostic profitability.
Flórez Martín
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S
Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid.
Steen
B C
BC
Jiménez Ruiz
C A
CA
Ramos Casado
L
L
Ramos Pinedo
A
A
Fornies Menédez
E
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
Estudio de la tuberculosis pleuropulmonar en un servicio de Neumología.