Impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis: the end of the disease?
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of pulmonary function abnormalities and to investigate the factors affecting lung function in patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: A total of 214 consecutive patients (132 men and 82 women; 20-82 years of age), treated for pulmonary...
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| author | Mikhail Ivanovich Chushkin Oleg Nikolayevich Ots |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of pulmonary function abnormalities and to investigate the factors affecting lung function in patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: A total of 214 consecutive patients (132 men and 82 women; 20-82 years of age), treated for pulmonary tuberculosis and followed at a local dispensary, underwent spirometry and plethysmography at least one year after treatment. Results: Pulmonary impairment was present in 102 (47.7%) of the 214 patients evaluated. The most common functional alteration was obstructive lung disease (seen in 34.6%). Of the 214 patients, 60 (28.0%) showed reduced pulmonary function (FEV1 below the lower limit of normal). Risk factors for reduced pulmonary function were having had culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in the past, being over 50 years of age, having recurrent tuberculosis, and having a lower level of education. Conclusions: Nearly half of all tuberculosis patients evolve to impaired pulmonary function. That underscores the need for pulmonary function testing after the end of treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2bb3427d80f4b10a732bfe925b8f0222022-12-22T03:43:26ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisiologiaJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia1806-3756431384310.1590/s1806-37562016000000053S1806-37132017000100038Impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis: the end of the disease?Mikhail Ivanovich ChushkinOleg Nikolayevich OtsABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of pulmonary function abnormalities and to investigate the factors affecting lung function in patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: A total of 214 consecutive patients (132 men and 82 women; 20-82 years of age), treated for pulmonary tuberculosis and followed at a local dispensary, underwent spirometry and plethysmography at least one year after treatment. Results: Pulmonary impairment was present in 102 (47.7%) of the 214 patients evaluated. The most common functional alteration was obstructive lung disease (seen in 34.6%). Of the 214 patients, 60 (28.0%) showed reduced pulmonary function (FEV1 below the lower limit of normal). Risk factors for reduced pulmonary function were having had culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in the past, being over 50 years of age, having recurrent tuberculosis, and having a lower level of education. Conclusions: Nearly half of all tuberculosis patients evolve to impaired pulmonary function. That underscores the need for pulmonary function testing after the end of treatment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132017000100038&lng=en&tlng=enRespiratory function testsTuberculosis, pulmonarySpirometryLung diseases, obstructive |
| spellingShingle | Mikhail Ivanovich Chushkin Oleg Nikolayevich Ots Impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis: the end of the disease? Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia Respiratory function tests Tuberculosis, pulmonary Spirometry Lung diseases, obstructive |
| title | Impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis: the end of the disease? |
| title_full | Impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis: the end of the disease? |
| title_fullStr | Impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis: the end of the disease? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis: the end of the disease? |
| title_short | Impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis: the end of the disease? |
| title_sort | impaired pulmonary function after treatment for tuberculosis the end of the disease |
| topic | Respiratory function tests Tuberculosis, pulmonary Spirometry Lung diseases, obstructive |
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