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TB infection decreases asthma prevalence and severity of symptoms

Amir Bashir, Isam Eddin Abdallah, Omer Musa
European Respiratory Journal 2016 48: PA2706; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2706
Amir Bashir
1Department of Physiology, Imam El.Mahdi University, Faculty of Medicine, Kosti, White NileSudan
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Isam Eddin Abdallah
2Physiology, University of Kordofan, Faculty of Medicine, Obeid, North KordofanSudan
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Omer Musa
3Physiology, National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan
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Abstract

Introduction: In clinical practice, it was observed that TB patients rarely develop bronchial asthma.

Objectives: To compare asthma prevalence in TB and non-TB patients.

To compare the number of asthma attacks and severity before and after TB infection.

Design and settings: The study was performed in 2013 on 322 adult TB Sudanese patients ( 194 from Khartoum and 128 from Kosti ). Subjects had completed a questionnaire containing data about incidence, number of attacks and severity of asthma.

The prevalence of asthma in TB patients was compared to reference asthma prevalence in non-TB subjects. The number of asthma attacks and severity of symptoms before and after development of TB were compared.

Results: In Khartoum: The prevalence of asthma in TB patients was 5% compared to 10% in non-TB patients (1). 80% of asthmatic TB patients had developed asthma before TB. 88% of asthmatic TB patients had reported an increase in the umber of asthma attacks before TB and 75% had reported an increase in asthma severity before they developed TB.

In Kosti: The prevalence of asthma in TB patients was 5% compared to 6.4% in non-TB patients (1). 86% of asthmatic TB patients had developed asthma before TB. All asthmatic TB patients had reported an increase in number of asthma attacks before TB and 83% had reported an increase in asthma severity before they developed TB

Before TBAfter TBI do not know
Asthma in TB 100% (17)82% (14)18% (3)0
Number of asthma attacks93% (13)7% (1)0
Severity of asthma attacks79% (11)14% (2)7% (1)

Asthmatic TB patients ( Khartoum and Kosti)

Conclusion: It had been found that TB infection decreased asthma prevalence, number of attacks and severity of symptoms.

  • Asthma - management
  • Tuberculosis - diagnosis
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TB infection decreases asthma prevalence and severity of symptoms
Amir Bashir, Isam Eddin Abdallah, Omer Musa
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2016, 48 (suppl 60) PA2706; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2706

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