DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2023.v09i06.025

Pages: 684-689

Background: Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of mortality. It is caused by bacteria and most often affects the lungs resulting in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) spreads from person to person by coughing, spitting, and sneezing. Patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can be asymptomatic. Prior conception regarding the socio-demographic and clinical profile of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis may be helpful in the management of such cases. Aim of the Study: This study aimed to assess the socio- demographic and clinical profile of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College Hospital for the period of March 2018 to September 2020. Of all the patients admitted to the medicine department with lung infiltrates, 100 pulmonary tuberculosis patients were selected as the study population. All the necessary diagnosis was performed in Dhaka medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dhaka, Bangladesh. All final data were collected in the semi-structured and pretested case record form. After data collection, data were checked for errors, and analysis was done. Results: In this study, male participants were dominant in number and the male-female ratio was 2.7:1. The mean age of the participants was 42.59±12.73 years. The majority of our participants were married (88%), about one-third (30%) of our participants were service holders and only 9% were unemployed. The majority (51%) of our participants were from middle-income status. As the most common symptom, cough was found among 100% of our patients. Besides this, sputum (81%) and fever (73%) were also found in more than 50% of cases. In most of the cases, ESR was found between 50-100 mm, CRP was found between 50-100 mg/L, and the MT test was positive in 67% of cases. In chest X-rays- patchy opacity, consolidation in different lobes, and upper lobe consolidation .....