[Efficiency treatment of new cases of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis in the presence of concurrent iron deficiency anemia].

Abstract

A hundred and twenty nine new cases of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis were examined. Of them, 95 patients were diagnosed as having first-degree iron deficiency anemia. Anemia was found to have a negative impact on the clinical efficiency of therapeutical measures. For correction of anemia, the use of antioxidants (tocopherol acetate, ascorbic acid) and an antihypoxant (riboxine) yielded better clinical results than did an iron-containing agent (ferroplex). These results were mostly close to those obtained in a group of patients without anemia.

• Authors: V V Voloshina, N I Fomicheva
• Journal: Problemy tuberkuleza (Probl Tuberk) Issue 2 Pg. 10-2 ( 2002) ISSN: 0032-9533 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Effektivnost' lecheniia bol'nykh s vpervye vyiavlennym destruktivnym tuberkulezom legkikh na fone soputstvuiushcheĭ zhelezodefitsitnoĭ anemii.
• PMID: 11899794 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antioxidants
• Antitubercular Agents

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Anemia (complications, drug therapy)
• Antioxidants (therapeutic use)
• Antitubercular Agents (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Tuberculosis, Pulmonary (complications, drug therapy)