SPECIFIC FEATURES OF NON-TUBERCULOUS PULMONARY DISEASES DETECTION IN TB HOSPITALS

Goal of the study: to define specific manifestation of non-tuberculous diseases, due to which the patients were referred to a TB hospital.Materials and methods: retrospective analysis of 230 case histories of those suffering from non-tuberculous diseases detected in TB hospital and 123 pulmonary tub...

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Main Authors: Z. A. Laushkina, V. A. Krasnov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: New Terra Publishing House 2016-07-01
Series:Туберкулез и болезни лёгких
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Online Access:https://www.tibl-journal.com/jour/article/view/907
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Summary:Goal of the study: to define specific manifestation of non-tuberculous diseases, due to which the patients were referred to a TB hospital.Materials and methods: retrospective analysis of 230 case histories of those suffering from non-tuberculous diseases detected in TB hospital and 123 pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Clinical and X-ray manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis were compared to manifestations of the diseases most prevalent in the practice of a TB doctor – community acquired pneumonia, respiratory sarcoidosis, malicious tumors of the lungs.Results. The similarity of clinical and X-ray manifestations, single positive microscopy for AFB result in over diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in those suffering from sarcoidosis, community-acquired pneumonia and malicious pulmonary diseases and it is the reason why these patients are referred to TB hospital.
ISSN:2075-1230
2542-1506