A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Pattern of Imaging Defined Post-TB Lung Disease.

Tuberculosis is an important risk factor for chronic respiratory disease in resource poor settings. The persistence of abnormal spirometry and symptoms after treatment are well described, but the structural abnormalities underlying these changes remain poorly defined, limiting our ability to phenoty...

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Main Authors: Jamilah Meghji, Hope Simpson, S Bertel Squire, Kevin Mortimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4982669?pdf=render