Clinical and epidemiological aspects of cases of tuberculosis associated with diabetes in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Sâmia Barreto Leal, Gleide Santos de Araújo, Joilda Silva Nery, Carlos Antonio de Souza Teles Santos, Maeli Gomes de Oliveira, Mauricio Lima Barreto, Susan Martins Pereira
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Tuberculosis; Diabetes; Symptoms; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0409-2016; https://doaj.org/article/92055792f6fc44ecbe499abfdb1c89cb

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study compares the clinical and epidemiological features of patients with TB, with and without DM. METHODS New cases of active pulmonary TB that occurred in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil between 2008 and 2010 were included. DM was diagnosed by based on diagnostic criteria established by the American Diabetes Association. RESULT S: Of the 323 cases of TB, 44 (13.6%) were diabetic . Patients with TB and DM were older (44.7%), with a high level of education (34.%); had slow wound healing (23.4%) and fatigue (61.7%). CONCLUSIONS Clinical symptoms differed between patients with TB, with and without DM.