TY - JOUR T1 - What about asthma in tuberculosis patients JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 38 IS - Suppl 55 SP - p2601 AU - Haifa Zaibi AU - Leila Fekih AU - Iness Akrout AU - Eya Tangour AU - Hela Hassene AU - Dorra Greb AU - Sorraya Fenniche AU - Hajer Ben Abdelghaffar AU - Dalenda Belahbib AU - Momamed Lamine Megdiche Y1 - 2011/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p2601.abstract N2 - Introduction: The association of asthma and tuberculosis is rare but may raise particular issues around patient management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the control of asthma in tuberculosis patients.Patients and methods: We describe a retrospective study, which included ten asthmatic patients with tuberculosis during the period between June 2001 and June 2010.Results: Five men and five women were included, mean age was 37 years. Seven of them had pulmonary tuberculosis and three had lymphatic nods tuberculosis.Two patients had mild asthma, seven had moderate asthma and only one had sever and corticosteroid-dependant asthma. Seven patients had controlled asthma when tuberculosis diagnosis was established. Asthma treatment was based on inhaled corticoids and long-action Beta-2-agonists. During anti-tuberculosis treatment tow patients developed near fatal asthma. Long-term stable asthma control was achieved over a time course of three to eight years.Conclusion: The association of asthma and tuberculosis can lead to potential therapeutic difficulties because of pharmacologic interactions between anti-tuberculosis therapies and treatments for asthma treatment. In addition, asthma following treatment for tuberculosis appears to be well controlled. ER -