Cough- and sputum-related quality of life is associated with the features of cavitation in pulmonary tuberculosis

Conclusions: Cough- and sputum-related QOL was associated with the features of cavitation in pulmonary TB.Table 1.Spearman’s correlation coefficients between cough- and sputum-related QOL and CT findings (*p<0.05)LCQ total scoreCASA-QCough SputumSympom Impact Symptom ImpactExtent of the lesionsCavitionMaxium diameterWall thicknessDistance from the main broncus–0.08–0.37*–0.38*0.10–0.04 –0.05–0.46* –0.34*–0.46* –0.320.22 0.220.09 –0.01–0.47* 0.38*–0.46* –0.34*–0.14 –0.23

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Oishi, K., Shirai, T., Akamatsu, T., Suzuki, T., Nakayasu, H., Tamura, K., Masuda, T., Takahashi, S., Tanaka, Y., Kishimoto, Y., Endo, Y., Saigusa, M., Yamamoto, A., Morita, S., Asada, K. Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: research