Title:
The Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Diabetic Population

Authors:
Fadoua ELFARSSANI, Khadija AIT ZIRI, Lamiae ARSALANE, Said ZOUHAIR, Saliha CHELLAK, Abderrahmane BOUKHIRA, Morocco

Abstract:

We report a series of 26 cases of association with pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes collected over 4 years between January 2014 and December 2017 at the pneumology and internal medicine department of the Avicenne Military Hospital in Marrakech. We retrieved the biological assessments from the Biochemistry-Toxicology department and the Microbiology-Virology department of the Avicenne Military Hospital.
The average age of our patients was 54 years, with an extreme age ranging from 21 years to 88 years, with a clear predominance of men.
Diabetes was known for 4 to 26 years in 61.5%, 11.5% had type 1 diabetes and 88.5% had type 2 diabetes. 50% had an average blood sugar between 2.6- and 3 g / l, with an average HbA1c of 11%.
The duration of the symptoms of tuberculosis varies between 15 days and 3 months, with a significant deterioration in the general condition in 81.6%. The radiological lesions were bilateral in 31%. the smears were positive in 46.2%

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.51505/IJMSHR.2021.5105