Cause of death in patients admitted to hospital for pulmonary tuberculosis.

Lancet (London, England) ·Vol. 1 ·No. 8326 Pt 1 ·1983-03-26 ·Pages 665-7

Ellis ME, Webb AK

Abstract

Study of hospital case-notes and necropsy reports of 60 patients certified as dying from tuberculosis over 7 years identified a group of 16 patients (27%) who died suddenly and unexpectedly and in whom the cause of death was obscure. In 14 of the 16 death followed initiation of antituberculous chemotherapy.

MeSH Terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones/adverse effects Age Factors Aged Antitubercular Agents/adverse effects Death Certificates Death, Sudden/etiology Female Hospitalization Humans Male Middle Aged Sex Factors Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/complications,drug therapy,mortality

Chemicals

Adrenal Cortex Hormones Antitubercular Agents

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Ellis M E

Webb A K

Article Info

Journal

Lancet (London, England)

Abbr.

Lancet

ISSN

0140-6736

DOI

10.1016/s0140-6736(83)91965-7

Published

1983-03-26

Pages

665-7

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2985213R

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(83)91965-7 View journal details

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