title: [Disability in pulmonary tuberculosis in the city of Bucharest].
abstract: The authors analyse the invalidity (new retreated cases) for pulmonary tuberculosis, in a period of 9 years (1986-1994), comparing the time before and after the December 1989 Revolution, by making a screening in 2 districts of Bucharest which, by number of population and incidence of tuberculosis, are representative for Bucharest. In the analyzed time, in Romania was noticed a three times increase of tuberculosis invalidity, especially due to pulmonary tuberculosis. In the two districts of Bucharest, in the 1991-1994 period compared to the 1986-1990 period, an increase in tuberculosis invalidity was noticed in men and women, the most affected age group being the one with the greatest work involvement (age 41 to 50). A great percentage of cavitary tuberculosis was registered (89%), with an increase of bilateral cavitary lesions frequency from 28% to 36% in the last 4 years. In the same time, the amount of deaths among the retreated patients increased, with a reduction of number of patients returning to work. All the data show a worsening in the last period (1991-1994) of the tuberculosis endemic and invalidity by this disease, probably due to the social and economical factors.
authors.affiliation: Institutul Naţional de Expertiză Medicală şi Recuperare a Capacităţii de Muncă, Bucureşti.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Modreanu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mihăilescu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Georgescu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bobocea
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Olteanu
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Burcea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D015995:Prevalence; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
vernacular_title: Consideraţii privind invaliditatea prin tuberculoză pulmonară în municipiul Bucureşti.