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Volume 12 Issue 3 ( July-September ) 2023

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Pulmonary function abnormalities in pulmonary tuberculosis patients who have successfully completed treatment for in the past
Dr.Pradip Narayan Funde, Dr.Adheep B Amberker, Dr.Amith A, Dr.Sindhu P

Pulmonary TB leads to development of mucosal edema, hypertrophy and hyperplasia of mucosal glands, increased mucous hyper secretion and smooth muscle hypertrophy. These changes affects the caliber of airways, increases their thickness and decreases airflow, through the mechanism of cicatricial fibrosis. Patients with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis who have successfully completed treatment with complete microbiological cure and meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria and who comes to Pulmonology outpatient department were enrolled for this study after obtaining the informed and written consent. Study was approved by the institutional ethical committee. Among the patients having pulmonary dysfunction on PFT, more than half of the patients had a severe or very severe dysfunction (61%).77.3% of the patients in the study group presented with dyspnoea as a symptom. Grade I dyspnea (32%) was the most common among study group. 22.7% patients did not have dyspnoea

 
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