[Tuberculosis in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis].
OBJECTIVE
To improve the level of early diagnosis and outcome of tuberculosis (TB) in patients with chronic renal failure on regular hemodialysis (HD).


METHODS
Thirteen cases among 306 patients undergoing HD from January 1995 to May 2000 were identified, and the clinical presentations, diagnostic procedures and management were analyzed.


RESULTS
The incidence of TB in HD patients was 4.2%. The extrapulmonary TB is common, accounting for 76.9%. The main site of TB was pleural in 4 (30.8%) patients. Most of patients were sensitive to anti-TB agents with the total effective rate of 84.6%.


CONCLUSIONS
The TB should be diagnosed carefully and treated promptly if suspected in patients with CRF during the period of HD.
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Department of Nephrology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. Wenlye@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents