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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Pancytopenia: A severe complication of miliary tuberculosis
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires, Volume 30, No. 1, Year 2013
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Objective.- To analyze the epidemiology, clinical features and outcome of patients with hematologic abnormalities in miliary tuberculosis. Methods.- This was a retrospective study in the pneumology department of the University hospital in Abidjan (RCI), between January 2000 and December 2009. We analyzed the medical records of patients with pancytopenia occurring in the context of miliary tuberculosis. We compared the clinical characteristics and the outcome in patients with pancytopenia versus patients without pancytopenia. Results.- Pancytopenia occurred in 12% of patients with miliary tuberculosis; 11 men (61%) and seven women (39%). The average age of patients was 33 years, [17-67 years]. Pancytopenia with miliary tuberculosis was frequently associated with HIV: 92.8% (P = 0.0009). The clinical characteristics were: fever (88.9%), severe weight loss: 100% vs. 78.8% MT without pancytopenia (P = 0.025), respiratory distress: 100% vs. 52.3% MT without pancytopenia (P = 0.00032), splenomegaly: 77.8% vs. 5.30% MT without pancytopenia (P = 0.0000), multiple lymph nodes: 66.7% vs. 29.5% MT without pancytopenia (P = 0.0043). The occurrence of pancytopenia in military TB is associated with a bad prognosis and the outcome was unfavorable in 8.33% (P = 0.00001). Conclusion.- Patients with pancytopenia in miliary tuberculosis have a high mortality despite tuberculosis treatment. © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Achi, Vincent H.
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Treichville
Ahui, Brou Jean Marcel
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
C.h.u. de Cocody
Anon, J. C.
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Treichville
Kouassi, Boko Alexandre
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
C.h.u. de Cocody
Djè Bi, H.
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
C.h.u. de Cocody
Kininlman, H.
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
C.h.u. de Cocody
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.rmr.2012.08.008
ISSN:
07618425
e-ISSN:
17762588
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Male
Female