Study of pulmonary tuberculosis in type 2 diabetes in reference to clinical, radiological presentation and response to treatment

Conclusion: Type 2 DM has no effect in the clinical presentation or the outcome of pulmonary TB, but may presented with atypical radiological presentation in presence of more than one lesion type in the same radiological film and presence of extra pleural extension; and type 2 DM is not an independent risk factors of pulmonary TB.
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research