title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a ten-year review of clinical features in O.A.U.T.H.C., Ile-Ife.
abstract: The case notes of all patients admitted for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) between 1990-1999 were reviewed. A total of 160 cases satisfied the American Thoracic Society criteria for COPD and were subsequently analyzed. The age of the patients ranged from 41-90 years: with a mean of 65 years. The male-female ratio was 4:1. Indoor pollution and smoking were found to be the commonest aetiological factors; while farming and trading were the major occupational groups at risk. The clinical features of the patients showed a mixed pattern of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The study identifies the need to make an early diagnosis and commence appropriate treatment to retard progression to severe disease and death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Erhabor
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Kolawole
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution