Mahkumlar ve Genel Populasyondaki Akciğer Tüberkülozunun Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary tuberculosis in prisoners is higher than general population. The poor health care, poor nutrition, decreased physical activity and easy spread conditions increase the prevalence. In the study; it was aimed to compare pulmonary tuberculosis in prisoners with those in general population. METHODS: Totally 58 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, 29 prisoners and 29 in general population diagnosed between 2010-2014 was included in the study. All of the records were got from software. Age, routine biochemical and hemogram values, smear test of the sputum and bronchial aspiration for asiodo resistant bacilli, culture, cytology, localization and sign (consolidation, nodule, cavitation) in chest radiography and treatments used were recorded. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 35.7 years. In comparison of the groups, serum protein level in general population was lower than the prisoners (p=0.007). The difference for creatinine levels was in borderline (p=0.05). When the signs of the pulmonary tuberculosis on chest radiography were compared; the presence of consolidation in prisoners and nodules in general population were in the foreground (p=0.018). In the assessment of treatments used; 22 prisoners and 21 in general population with pulmonary tuberculosis were given classical four drug regimen. Two prisoners and three in general population used isoniaside, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol and streptomycin. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: There is no prominent difference for disease characteristics between prisoners and those in general population with pulmonary tuberculosis.