title: Glucose intolerance in pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: The frequency of glucose intolerance was studied in 106 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis attending Nazimabad Chest Clinic. Diagnosis was based on X-ray and a positive sputum smear. An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed and evaluated according to the WHO criteria. Glucose intolerance was detected in 52 (49%) patients, 31 Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT), 21 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). After adequate antitubercular therapy and sputum conversion, the OGTT was repeated in 23 cases. Of these 13 (56.5%) patients had a normal glucose tolerance indicating that glucose intolerance observed during active pulmonary tuberculosis improves or normalizes after adequate therapy.
authors.affiliation: Diabetic Association of Pakistan and WHO Collaborating Centre Karachi.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Shera
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Memon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ansari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents