title: Pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetic patients.
abstract: In a retrospective study of 1566 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, 136 were found to have diabetes mellitus for a prevalence of 8.7%. There were 100 males and 36 females, and the average age patient age was 52 years. Saudis accounted for 94 (69%) of the cases. The prevalence of diabetes was 13% for Saudi patients as compared with 5% for non-Saudis (P < 0.005). Sputum conversion took an average of 46 days. There was a 19% prevalence of lower lung field lesions. Ninety-three (68.4%) patients were on insulin therapy, 25 (18.9%) were on oral hypoglycemics, and 18 (13.2%) were managed on diet alone. Of 104 patients who were sputum positive, 100 showed conversion after treatment with first-line antitubercular drugs. There was no statistically significant difference in the sputum conversion between diabetic and nondiabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Sahary Chest Hospital, and King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Sharif
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maraey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Majed
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Sakka