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The Prevalence of Bronchial Hyperreactivity in Cured Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta (Kekerapan Hipereaktivitas Bronkus pada Bekas Tuberkulosis Paru di Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Persahabatan, Jakarta)

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The present study was undertaken to examine bronchial hyperreactivity in 130 patients with history of cured pulmonary tuberculosis, and the value of FEVI more than 1000 ml, who visit the Pulmonology Department Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia/Persahabatan General Hospital, Jakarta. This study was conducted as a survey studies a cross sectional approach for analytic correlation, from September 1994 through September 1995. The subjects consist of 87 persons (66.7 percent) males and 43 persons (33.3 percent) females. Spirometry were performed and the result were, 25 patients (19.2 percent) normal, 53 patients (40.8 percent) with restriction disorder, 9 patients (6.9 percent) with obstruction and 43 patients (33.1 percent) were mixed combined of restriction and obstruction. The prevalence of obstruction in patients with history of cared pulmonary tuberculosis were 40 percent. In statistical analitic we found a significant corelation between former pulmonary tuberculosis and the frequent of coughs, old ages, gradation of pulmonary lesion and no significant correlation with sex, cigarette smokers and atopy. Bronchial challenge were performed in 130 patients with history of cured pulmonary tuberculosis, the results were, 100 patients (77.9 percent) normal and 30 patients (23.1 percent) with a bronchial hyperreactivity. The prevalence of a bronchial hyperreactivity in patients with history of cured pulmonary tuberculosis was 23.1 percent. In 30 patients with positive bronchial hyperreactivity consist of 19 from 52 patients (36.5 percent) with obstruction disorders and 11 from 78 patients (14.1 percent) without obstruction and the ratio number was 2.6. The statistical analytic for bronchial hyperreactivity in patients with history of cured pulmonary tuberculosis we considered there is a significant corelation with coughs, old ages, cigarette smokers, atopy, prolonged illness and no correlation with sexes, gradation of lesion and obstruction disorder.

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Majalah Kedokteran Indonesia,46(10)1996:535-544

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