Clinical Study

Prognostic Factors in Tuberculosis Related Mortalities in Hospitalized Patients

Table 3

Complications and variations of TB, (%).

CasesControls

Complication of TB
 Type II respiratory failure18 (30)1 (1.6)<0.01
 Pulmonary fibrosis19 (31.6)8 (13.3)0.01
 Disseminated TB11 (18.3)3 (5)0.02
 Post-TB bronchiectasis12 (20)7 (11.6)0.21
Variation of TB
 Pleural effusion9 (15)27 (45)<0.01
 Hydropneumothorax2 (3.3)12 (20)<0.01
 Miliary TB1 (1.6)3 (5)<0.01
 Empyema1 (1.6)2 (3.3)<0.01
 Lymph node TB1 (1.6)0 (0)<0.01
 Multiple sites7 (11.6)0 (0)<0.01

value for variations of TB is within observed instances of extrapulmonary TB.