@article{12756,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, India, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary},
  author = {Nigam P and Dubey A L and Dayal S G and Goyal B M and Saxena H N and Samuel K C},
  title = {The association of leprosy and pulmonary tuberculosis.},
  abstract = {<p>The association of leprosy with pulmonary tuberculosis was seen in 20 cases during January 1972 to October 1977. Of these 20 cases, 15 were of lepromatous, 3 of dimorphous and 2 of tuberculoid leprosy. Maximum number of cases were from 3rd decade of life with male to female ratio of 3 : 1. Patients were suffering from the disease for a very long time (8 cases of lepromatous leprosy with duration of illness 10-15 years). The symptoms of leprosy seemed to have preceded to the symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis. Duration of tuberculosis in most of them was within 6 months (55%). The predominent presenting symptom was cough with expectoration (100%) and fever (80%). Anaemia (75%) and crepitations (60%) were the presenting physical sign mainly. Radiologically bilateral extensive pulmonary lessons were seen in 14 cases (70%). Sputum for acid fast bacilli was positive in 80% of cases. The general condition and nutritional status was poor and death was resulted in 4 cases (3 of lepromatous and 1 of dimorphous leprosy).</p>},
  year = {1979},
  journal = {Leprosy in India},
  volume = {51},
  pages = {65-73},
  month = {1979 Jan},
  issn = {0024-1024},
  language = {eng},
}