Hematological and Biochemical Abnormalities in Case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Malwa Region (indore)
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Malwa is a natural region in west-central northern India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Tuberculosis is an epidemiological problem which is associated with changing pattern of RBC indices. At least thousand deaths occur from tuberculosis each year in Indore alone. The Present study was carried out at Shri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Manorma Raje Tuberculosis Hospital & from different DOTS Centers of Indore between March 2009 to March 2010. Hematological abnormalities were observed in study group and were significant (p < 0.001) when the data were compared to control. The Present study concluded that alteration in RBC indices takes place due to rise in CRP level resulting anemia in PTB Patients.
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