Complications and outcomes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosisat al-Gamhouria Teaching Hospital

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Objectives : The aim of the study was to determine the complications and outcome of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in patients admitted to algamhouria teaching hospital (ATH).

Methods : The prospective study involved patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) admitted to the medical chest unit of ATH from the 1st January to 31st December 2005, Aden.

They were clinically evaluated.

Laboratory tests including sputum smear for AFB, and chest X ray were done.

Results : The studied group included 234 patients (aged 15-78 years), 73.5 % were males and 26.5 % females.

Spot (initial) acid-fast bacilli smear was positive in 84.6 % of the total number of patients.

The most frequent complications were lung fibrosis (38 %), and pleural effusion (10.7 %).

Most of the complications developed in relapse and treatment failure cases.

The majority of the patients were discharged alive (87.2 %) and 5.1 % were died.

Most of deaths were among defaulter cases.

Conclusion : PTB affected more frequently males, mainly in the productive age.

PTB was associated with serious complications leading to poor outcome particularly in defaulter cases.