Study on the chest radiographic results in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis referred to Zabol tuberculosis center: A descriptive study

Abstract

Introduction and Purpose: Tuberculosis is the most common cause of death from infectious diseases in the world. This study aimed to evaluate the findings of chest radiography in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis referred to the Zabol tuberculosis center. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 101 patients with positive tuberculosis from January to December 2020. Data were collected using an information form and finally analyzed by SPSS software version 22. Results: In this study, 101 patients were studied, of which 71 were female and 30 were male, and the mean age of patients was 62.68±13.61 years. The frequency of turbidity in patients with smear grades 1, 2, and 3 was 71.4%, 78.5%, and 76.5%, respectively. The frequency of cavitation in patients with grades 1, 2, and 3 was 11.5%, 28.5%, and 52.9%, respectively. The frequency of nodular view in patients with grades 1, 2, and 3 was 18.6, 42.8, and 35.3%, respectively. Conclusion: In general, the results of this study showed that with increasing smear grading, the frequency of cavitation cases increases significantly and the frequency of reticulonodular view cases decreases significantly.