Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Carolina Xavier LemosCamila AntonFelipe Dominguez MachadoRafaela Manzoni BernardiAlana Ambos FreitasDenise Rossato SilvaPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2022)
Tuberculosis patients in mechanical ventilation who used corticosteroids had a higher mortality rate than those who did not use corticosteroids. The role of corticosteroids in pulmonary tuberculosis, especially in critically ill patients, remains unclear and needs further evaluation in prospective studies.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- mechanical ventilation
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- intensive care unit
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
- emergency department
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- hepatitis c virus
- risk factors
- adverse drug