| Effect of chemotherapy on cell counts in peripheral blood & bronchoalveolar lavage of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. | |
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PMID: 2091987 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Cell counts in peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were estimated in 38 patients with active tuberculosis; 12 patients with tuberculosis who had successfully completed more than 9 months of chemotherapy with isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethambutol; 10 Mantoux negative bronchitic subjects; and 6 control subjects. There were 50 males and 16 females aged 16-50 yr. Age, haemoglobin, total and differential serum proteins, were comparable in the various groups. Patients with active tuberculosis had higher ESR and significantly raised absolute (2.24 +/- 0.13 x 10(3); P less than 0.05), B (0.56 +/- 0.03 x 10(3); P less than 0.01) and Null lymphocyte counts (0.56 +/- 0.05 x 10(3); P less than 0.01) in blood. After chemotherapy there was no significant change in lymphocyte counts (2.43 +/- 0.21; P greater than 0.05). In bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) total cell counts were increased five fold in patients with active disease (40.8 +/- 5.79 x 10(4)/ml) and although these showed considerable reduction after therapy they were higher (18.33 +/- 4.73 x 10(4)/ml) than those in controls (8.3 +/- 1.2 x 10(4)/ml; P greater than 0.05). In bronchitic subjects, total cell counts and macrophage counts in BAL fluid were elevated (P less than 0.01; less than 0.05 respectively) but lymphocyte counts were comparable to controls (3.4 +/- 1.35 x 10(4)/ml vs 1.09 +/- 0.19 x 10(4)/ml; P greater than 0.05). Lymphocytosis in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis persisted even after adequate treatment. |
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Authors:
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R Dhand; N K Ganguly; N Dang; M Goyal; S Jaswal |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Indian journal of medical research Volume: 91 ISSN: 0971-5916 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J. Med. Res. Publication Date: 1990 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-06-12 Completed Date: 1991-06-12 Revised Date: 2013-04-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0374701 Medline TA: Indian J Med Res Country: INDIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 419-24 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh. |
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Adolescent Adult Blood Sedimentation Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / cytology* Cell Count Female Humans Leukocyte Count Macrophages Male Middle Aged Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / blood, drug therapy* |
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