Study of Respiratory Tract Infection in Diabetic Mellitus Patients of Maharashtra Population

Abstract

90 patients (65 males and 25 females) aged between 32 to 60 years known diabetic suffering with respiratory tract infections were studied. Their habits were smoking 24(26.6%) tobacco chewers 20 (22.2%), alcoholic 19(21.1%), sedatives 6(6.6%), non-addicted patients were 21(23.3%). Their symptoms were cough 20(22.2%), fever 25(27.7%), breathlessness 8(8.8%), chest pain 6(6.6%), Anorexia 9(10%), haemoptysis 10(11.1%), weight loss. (13.3%), organism observed were mycobacterium 39(43.3%), pseudomonas aeruginosa 12(13.3%), influenza (H1N1) 10(11.1%), klebsiella pnemonia 9(10%). No pathogens in found in 20(22.2%). Radiological study had maxillary sinusitis 22 (24.4%), frontal sinusitis 8(88%), DNS 11(12.2%), allergic rhinitis 10(11.1%). Pulmonary infection 39(43.3%). Among infection bilateral infection was 20(22.2%), unilateral infection was 19(21.1%). In the lesion study of pulmonary was exudate was 19(21.1), nodular was 12(13.3%), cavity formation was 8(8.8%). Associated complications besides respiratory tract infections were vasculopathy 24(26.6%), retino pathy 16(17.7%), nephropathy 10(11.1%), neuropathy 6(6.6%), and no abnormal complication in 34(37.7%), patients. This study will be certainly helpful to physician, radiologist, pathologist and endocrinologist because respiratory tract infection in diabetes mellitus is characterized by alterations in host defense in the entire body. The D.M strongly associated with micro vascular and neurological complication.