A novel scoring system to measure radiographic abnormalities and related spirometric values in cured pulmonary tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND: Despite chemotherapy, patients with cured pulmonary tuberculosis may result in lung functional impairment. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a novel scoring system based on the degree of radiographic abnormalities and related spirometric values in patients with cured pulmonary tuberculosis. METHODS...

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Main Authors: Renata Báez-Saldaña, Yesenia López-Arteaga, Alma Bizarrón-Muro, Elizabeth Ferreira-Guerrero, Leticia Ferreyra-Reyes, Guadalupe Delgado-Sánchez, Luis Pablo Cruz-Hervert, Norma Mongua-Rodríguez, Lourdes García-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3815252?pdf=render