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Clinical Characteristics of Endobronchial Tuberculosis that Develops in Patients over 70 Years of Age  

Kim, Hwi Jong (Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan Hospital)
Kim, Hyeon Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Ma, Jeong Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Seung Jun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Ham, Hyoun Seok (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Cho, Yu Ji (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Jeong, Yi Yeong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Jeon, Kyoung-Nyeo (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Ho Cheol (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Jong Deok (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Hwang, Young Sil (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.63, no.5, 2007 , pp. 412-416 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The possibility of developing pulmonary tuberculosis usually increases with increasing age. Therefore, the incidence of endobronchial tuberculosis in older people may increase. We evaluated the clinical characteristics in patients with endobronchial tuberculosis above the age of 70 years. Methods: We enrolled 74 patients (12 males and 62 females; mean age $64.6{\pm}16.2 $years) that were diagnosed with endobronchial tuberculosis from March 2003 to July 2006 at Gyeongsang University Hospital. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical characteristics of endobronchial tuberculosis for patients 70 years or older (older group) and for patients below the age of 70 years (younger group). Results: The number of patients in the older group was 41 (55%). Cough was the most common symptom in the two groups of patients and dyspnea on exertion was more common in the older group of patients than in the younger group of patients (31.7% vs. 12.1%). The actively caesating type of disease was more common in the younger group of patients than in the older group of patients (66.7% vs. 39%). The edematous type of disease was more common in the older group of patients than in the younger group of patients (53.7% vs. 27.2%) (p<0.05). Tracheal and main bronchial involvement of lesions were more common for the younger group of patients than for the older group of patients (30.3% vs. 9.7%) (p<0.05). Conclusion: Endobronchial tuberculosis was commonly observed in patients older than 70 years and this group of patients had some clinical characteristics that were different from the younger group of patients.
Keywords
Endobronchial tuberculosis; Older people; Clinical characteristics;
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