Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis in malignancy

Karnak D., KAYACAN O., Beder S.

TUMORI JOURNAL, cilt.88, sa.3, ss.251-254, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 88 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/030089160208800313
  • Dergi Adı: TUMORI JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.251-254
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: lung cancer, malignancy, tuberculosis, LUNG-CANCER
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims and background: Deterioration of immunity due to local or systemic effects of the tumor itself and/or administered chemotherapeutics or radiotherapy may play roles in the reactivation of tuberculosis, increasing the mortality in patients with various malignancies. In a country with a high prevalence of tuberculosis such as Turkey, most people have inactive tuberculous lesions and tuberculin test positivity. Therefore, a prospective study was carried out to investigate the frequency of tuberculosis reactivation in patients with a malignancy.