| Autor: |
Eberto, García Silvera, Dulce María, Yera Pérez, Solangel, Valdés Díaz, Marisela, Hernández Hernández, Rolando, Rives Rodríiguez |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista cubana de medicina tropical. 58(3) |
| ISSN: |
0375-0760 |
| Popis: |
A retrospective and descriptive study was conducted on patients diagnosed with extrapul-monary tuberculosis and discharged from "Benéfico Juridico" neumological hospital in the 1999-2003 period. The objective was to describe the perfor-mance of this disease. As a result, it was find out that of a total number of 353 diagnosed patients, 14% had extrapulmonary tuberculosis, 58% of these patients were in the 35-54 years age group, being the average age 39 years. The most frequent clinical manifestation was pleural (81%) followed by ganglionic tuberculosis (15%). Sixty one percent of cases were diagnosed based on clinical indications. Only 8% of patients were diagnosed by isolation of tuberculosis bacillus in a Lowestein-Jensen culture. |
| Databáze: |
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