Pulmonary tuberculosis: hematology, serum biochemistry and the relation with the disease duration

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases

卷:14

关键词: Mycobacterium tuberculosis;    pulmonary tuberculosis;    smoking;    hematolological and biochemical parameters;    erythrocyte sedimentation rate;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1678-91992008000100006

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between hematological and biochemical parameters and tuberculosis process activity time according to clinical complaint duration. It was a retrospective study analyzing medical records from 80 pulmonary tuberculosis patients at Botucatu Medical School University Hospital (Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil), who were divided into 2 groups according to clinical complaint duration: Group 1 (G1) - up to three months; Group 2 (G2) - over three months. Parameters included: age, gender, bacilloscopy, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), platelet count, alpha1-globulin, alpha2-globulin, gamma globulin, mucoprotein, alpha1-acid glycoprotein values, and the presence of risk factors such as smoking, alcoholism, drug addiction, sexual promiscuity, contact with tuberculosis carriers, and previous treatment. Groups were compared by calculating t and p, and Chi-square (X²) and p. Comparisons revealed a tendency towards smoking with a higher frequency of smokers in G1 (0.050.05). A correlation was found between ESR, platelet count, smoking and less than three months clinical duration.

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