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Journal : Nusantara Medical Science Journal

Pulmonary Tuberculosis CT-Scan Features and Sputum Smear in Tertiary Referral Hospital Nur Amelia Bachtiar; Sri Asriyani; Bachtiar Murtala; Irawaty Djaharuddin; Andi Alfian Zainuddin; Nikmatia Latief
Nusantara Medical Science Journal Volume 5 No. 2 Juli - Desember 2020
Publisher : Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20956/nmsj.v5i2.13489

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Introduction: Management of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) from primary and secondary health centers might affect the result of sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear and features of lung computed tomography scan (CT-scan) presented in tertiary hospitals. The study aims to investigate comparison between CT-scan features of PTB with sputum AFB smear in Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital as the top referral hospital in the Eastern part of Indonesia. Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients diagnosed as PTB by pulmonologist of nine months period. Patients with available CT-scan and sputum AFB smear results are included in the study. CT-scan features re-evaluated with RadiAnt DICOM viewer for standardized reading. The relationship between data obtained was analyzed with a chi-square test. Results: Sixty-one PTB patients were entered into the study. The three most common features found in CT were consolidation (93.4%) followed by Tree-in-bud (91.8%), and fibrosis calcification (85.2%). Relationship of CT features and sputum AFB smear was significant on cavity (p-value: 0.002) and pleural effusion (p-value: 0.020). However, unlike cavity (OR = 1.667), pleural effusion has opposite relationship (OR = 0.205) with sputum AFB smear. Conclusions: Pulmonary tuberculosis CT features seen in top referral hospitals can be very severe with consolidation and tree-in-buds as the most common features found in more than 90% of the cases. Feature of cavity may help radiologist to distinct highly active PTB with positive sputum AFB smear while presence of pleural effusion should raise the suspicion from pulmonologists to add further laboratory investigation.
Correlation between Interleukin-1β serum level with severity of airway obstruction in Exacerbation Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Nurfajar Budi Mulya; Muhamad Ilyas; Erwin Arief; Irawaty Djaharuddin; Siti Nurisyah; Harry Akza Putrawan
Nusantara Medical Science Journal Volume 6 Issue 2, July - December 2021
Publisher : Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20956/nmsj.v6i2.18850

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Introduction: To observe the relation between Interleukin-1β with exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Methods:  This study was designed for a cross-sectional study. 65 acute exacerbation COPD patients were selected. The serum level of Interleukin-1β was recorded. Results:  Most of the subjects are men (95,4%), moderate smokers (41,5%), normal BMI (61,5%), more than 60 years old (73,8%), have more than 2 exacerbations in a year (67%), severe airway obstruction (41,5%) and mostly in group D (80%). The mean level of Interleukin-1β was 1.63 pg/ml range from 0,009-17,62 pg/ml. Kruskal Wallis analysis test noticed significant differentiation mean serum level of Interleukin-1β in several groups of GOLD. p<0,05. There was no correlation between serum level of IL-1β with the severity of airway obstruction (GOLD) p>0.05. Conclusions: there was no correlation between the severity of airway obstruction with serum level of IL-1β in acute exacerbation of COPD. there was a vicious trend of increasing IL-1β serum level according to the severity of airway obstruction mainly seen in GOLD 2, GOLD 3, and GOLD 4.