Pulmonary tuberculosis among patients of tubercular pleural effusion: A single-center experience
Objective: To find out the prevalence of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) amongst patients of tubercular pleural effusion and to find out any direct association between tubercular pleural effusion and active pulmonary TB. Methods: This was an observational study conducted in eastern India amongs...
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| author | Joydeep Samanta Souveek Mitra Samir Chakraborty Chandan Kumar K Y Yashavanth Sukdeb Das |
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| description | Objective: To find out the prevalence of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) amongst patients of tubercular pleural effusion and to find out any direct association between tubercular pleural effusion and active pulmonary TB. Methods: This was an observational study conducted in eastern India amongst patients of tubercular pleural effusion. Laboratory and radiological investigations were done for all of the patients. Patients with microbiological/radiological evidence of active pulmonary TB were classified as having primary disease. Rest of the patients were classified as having reactivated disease. Results: A total of 50 patients were recruited in this study. Only 4 patients (8%) had radiological/microbiological evidence of active parenchymal TB. There was no difference in terms of demographic and laboratory features between patients with primary and reactivated disease. Conclusion: Active pulmonary TB was found amongst a minority (4%) of cases of tubercular pleural effusion with reactivation of the past or, latent TB infection being responsible for the majority of the cases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee1a1dd8938f4f55ab0fdf0e0e8650112023-07-23T11:14:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2023-01-0112213914310.4103/ijmy.ijmy_67_23Pulmonary tuberculosis among patients of tubercular pleural effusion: A single-center experienceJoydeep SamantaSouveek MitraSamir ChakrabortyChandan KumarK Y YashavanthSukdeb DasObjective: To find out the prevalence of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) amongst patients of tubercular pleural effusion and to find out any direct association between tubercular pleural effusion and active pulmonary TB. Methods: This was an observational study conducted in eastern India amongst patients of tubercular pleural effusion. Laboratory and radiological investigations were done for all of the patients. Patients with microbiological/radiological evidence of active pulmonary TB were classified as having primary disease. Rest of the patients were classified as having reactivated disease. Results: A total of 50 patients were recruited in this study. Only 4 patients (8%) had radiological/microbiological evidence of active parenchymal TB. There was no difference in terms of demographic and laboratory features between patients with primary and reactivated disease. Conclusion: Active pulmonary TB was found amongst a minority (4%) of cases of tubercular pleural effusion with reactivation of the past or, latent TB infection being responsible for the majority of the cases.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2023;volume=12;issue=2;spage=139;epage=143;aulast=Samantaepidemiologyextrapulmonary tuberculosistuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Joydeep Samanta Souveek Mitra Samir Chakraborty Chandan Kumar K Y Yashavanth Sukdeb Das Pulmonary tuberculosis among patients of tubercular pleural effusion: A single-center experience International Journal of Mycobacteriology epidemiology extrapulmonary tuberculosis tuberculosis |
| title | Pulmonary tuberculosis among patients of tubercular pleural effusion: A single-center experience |
| title_full | Pulmonary tuberculosis among patients of tubercular pleural effusion: A single-center experience |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary tuberculosis among patients of tubercular pleural effusion: A single-center experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary tuberculosis among patients of tubercular pleural effusion: A single-center experience |
| title_short | Pulmonary tuberculosis among patients of tubercular pleural effusion: A single-center experience |
| title_sort | pulmonary tuberculosis among patients of tubercular pleural effusion a single center experience |
| topic | epidemiology extrapulmonary tuberculosis tuberculosis |
| url | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2023;volume=12;issue=2;spage=139;epage=143;aulast=Samanta |
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