[Tuberculosis as cause of death].
| Title: | [Tuberculosis as cause of death]. |
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| Transliterated Title: | Tuberculosis como causa de muerte. |
| Authors: | Vivancos Velasco R; Servicio de Medicina Interna II, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid.; de Ancos Aracil C; Estrada Pérez V; Guijarro Rojas M; Serrano Ríos M |
| Source: | Revista clinica espanola [Rev Clin Esp] 1998 Sep; Vol. 198 (9), pp. 601-3. |
| Publication Type: | English Abstract; Journal Article |
| Language: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Elsevier España Country of Publication: Spain NLM ID: 8608576 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0014-2565 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00142565 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Rev Clin Esp Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2010- : Madrid : Elsevier España; Original Publication: Barcelona : Doyma |
| MeSH Terms: | Tuberculosis/*mortality; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Autopsy ; Cause of Death ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged |
| Abstract: | Despite the availability of an effective treatment for most cases, tuberculosis (TB) is still a cause of death in our environment. The necropsic sections of patients died because of TB during the 1987-1996 period at Hospital Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, were reviewed. The investigated data from each patient included age, gender, chronology of suggestive symptoms of TB, degree of histological involvement, radiological pattern in chest X-ray, delay in initiating therapy, concomitant diseases and other alternative diagnosed considered. The delay in diagnosis was the main cause for TB mortality. Advanced age, delay in seeking medical care and the presence of atypical clinical and radiological patterns contributed to the fatal end. Other factors included alcoholism and immunodeficiency. |
| Comments: | Comment in: Rev Clin Esp. 1999 Dec;199(12):862.. (PMID: 10687431) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 19981106 Date Completed: 19990120 Latest Revision: 20061115 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PMID: | 9803781 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
English Abstract; Journal Article