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Clinical Investigation of Tuberculous Pneumonia  

Lee, Seung Heon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Hur, Gyu Young (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Jung, Ki Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Lee, Sung Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Lee, Sang Yeub (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Kim, Jae Hyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Park, Sang Myun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Shin, Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Shim, Jae Jeong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
In, Kwang Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Kang, Kyung Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Ryu, Sae Hwa (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.57, no.1, 2004 , pp. 19-24 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background : It is difficult to differentiate between tuberculous pneumonia and Community Acquired Pneumonia, so the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous pneumonia can be delayed frequently. In this study, we attempted to retrospectively evaluate the clinical and radiologic characteristics of tuberculous pneumonia. Methods : We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics of 58 patients diagnosed with tuberculous pneumonia from Nov. 1997 to May 2001 at Korea university kuro hospital. Result : The male to female ratio was 1:1 and the mean age at diagnosis was $54.5{\pm}18.6$ years. Fifty five patients were confirmed microbiologically and three patients pathologically. There were 20 patients(34.5%) who had diabetes mellitus(8cases), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(3cases), malignancy(3cases), bronchiectasis(2cases), chronic renal failure(1cases) or long term history of corticosteroid treatment(3cases). Many patients had multilobar infiltration in chest X-ray, dominantly in the lower lobe. thirty two patients(55.2%) had infiltration in more than 2 lobes and 5 patients in more than 4 lobes. The significant correlation between the diabetes mellitus and the infiltrated Rt lower lobe(RLL) was found on the borders of confidence limit.(P=0.07<0.1). There was significant correlation between woman and infiltrated lobe(RML, RLL, LLL) excluding the both upper lobe(P=0.029). Conclusion : We must consider tuberculous pneumonia when lobar pneumonia with consolidation resistant to antibiotics, especially in the patients who have diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, malignancy, bronchiectsis, chronic renal failure or long term history of corticosteroid treatment.
Keywords
Tuberculous pneumonia;
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