Hematological Study on Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Chung, Chae Hyok; Han, Seung Soo; Cho, Chull Haeng; Yun, Chae Il; Seo, Hang Cho; Hyeon, Jeong Gu

doi:1973.20.1.30

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 20(1); 1973 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1973;20(1):30-34.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1973.20.1.30 Published online March 1, 1973.

Hematological Study on Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Chae Hyok Chung, Seung Soo Han, Chull Haeng Cho, Chae Il Yun, Hang Cho Seo, Jeong Gu Hyeon

Seodaernoon City Hospital, Seoul, Korea

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정재혁, 한승수, 조철행, 윤재일, 서항조, 정구현

Abstract

Hematological values of pulmonary tuberculosis patients were studied and following results were obtained. 1) The red cell counts, hemoglobin and hematocrit were decreased in pulmonary tuberculosis and also decreased with increasing activity of pul. tbc. White blood cell counts in pulmonary tuberculosis were indifferent from normal persons and increased with increasing activity of pulmonary tuberculosis. 2) Red blood cells, white blood cells, hemoglobin and hematocrit values were not related with the duration of pulmonary tuberculosis. 3) Incidences of anemia were increased in pulmonary tuberculosis(88.6% of male, 72.4% of female)