Blood disorders and tuberculosis

Paul, J.S. and Abdul Kadir, T.A. (1981) Blood disorders and tuberculosis. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 28 (4). pp. 200-204.

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Abstract

Active tuberculous lesions were seen in 4.2% o!' the 164 patients with haematological disorders as compared to 0.3% of 26,163 patients admitted for other diseases during the same period. Of the 7 cases reported, one had drug induced hypoplastic anaemia and six cases of blood disorders were associated with tuberculosis. There was no evidence in these cases that tuberculosis gave rise to the blood dyscrasias. It was more likely that the blood disorder (leukaemia or marrow failure) by compromising normal immune response resulted in reactivation of an old tuberculous lesion or possibly in an exogenous re-infection.

EPrint Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Blood Disorders, Anaemia, Tuberculosis, Leukaemia, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Erythroleukaemia, Pancytopenia, Miliary Tuberculosis, Polycthemia, Haematological Side Affects, Anti-tubercular Drugs
Subjects:	Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Anti-Infective Agents > Anti-Bacterial Agents Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Polycythemia Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Bone Marrow Diseases Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphatic Diseases > Tuberculosis, Lymph Node Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Pancytopenia Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Tract Infections > Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Leukemia Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Tuberculosis, Pulmonary -Journal Repositories > Indian Journal of Tuberculosis Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Anemia
ID Code:	2319
Deposited By:	Mrs Naina Pandita
Deposited On:	18 September 2007

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