Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 39(5); 1992 > Article
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1992;39(5):417-424.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1992.39.5.417    Published online October 1, 1992.
The characteristics and fates of pulmonary tuberculosis patients seen at medical department of a medium sized general hospital.
Young Hyo Kim, Ki Chan Park, Seong Bae, Sang Hun Lee, Myung Ho Chun, Sang Ki Lee, Kwang Su Jun, Chan Se Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Daedong General Hospital, Pusan, Korea
Abstract
Background
There were many reports about the clinical aspect and outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis in helth center but few in a medium sized general hospital. The purpose of this study were to find any characteristic differencies in the patients and the general outcomes of the treatments and also to give some suggestive points for the insurance policymaking.
Methods
We made a retrograde analysis of the medical records of 1981 patients (male 992 female 1,059) who attended our clinics of the 4th internal department, Daedong general hospital during two years from ]anuary 1989 to December 1990
Results
1) Of 1981 patients, 96 were diagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis taking relatively large proportion in the prevalence. The ratio of prevalence between male and female was 7.81% to 2.27% . The 61.46% were the first diagnosis & initial treatment cases and the remaining 38 .54 % were the retreatment cases with no statistical significance between sex. 2) The most prevalent age group was between 21- 40 years old and the prevalence rate was 45 . 45% of male and 76.76% of female. The lowest age group in male patient was above 61 showed 3.03% , and there was no female patients above age 60 years old. This phenomena could be thought as the negligence for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in the old age groups rather than true tuberculosis prevalence and it could be proved by the higher rates towards old age groups in the national tuberculosis prevalence survey. 3) There were 57.07% of the minimal case, 48.96% of the moderate, 18.75% of the far advanced. The sputum examination showed 37 .07% were culture positive, 46 .88% were the negative, and 15. 63% of the patients had no stutum examination. Moreover, uncoperatives among the far advanced cases were notable showing 22 .22% of the stutum examination, where 16.13% in the minimal cases. The stutum positive rate among the initial treatment cases were 41. 07% and 55 .00% for the retreat. ment cases. The sputum no examination rates were 17 .86% and 12.50% respectively. 4) The classfication of the mode of disease onset showed 68.75% with gradual onset, 9 .38% hemoptic, 3.13% acute pneumonic and 18.75% was found through the radiologic examination in various occasions. 5) The percentages of patients who continued their treatment for more than 8 month were 35.71 % (for initial treatment), 25.00% (for retirement), 16.13% (for the minimal), 27.78% (for the far advanced). 6) The group of patients who were treated more than 8 months showed the negative conversion rate of 80% on sputum and marked improvement on chest x.ray in 56.67%. However, in far advanced or retreatment cases, the rate of negative conversion on sputum and the rate of improvement on chest x.ray were low being 60% and 20% for the former and 60% and 10% for the latter, each respectively.
Conclusions
It would be strongly emphasized that the improvement of National medical insurance system and social welfare system in Korea must be definite to improve overall treatment and control of tuberculosis diseases as well as physician’s devotious National tuberculosis control policy
Key Words: Pulmonary tuberculosis


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