CURRENT SITUATION OF LIVER FUNCTION DUE TO TB TREATMENT DRUGS AT THAI NGUYEN PROVINCIAL LUNG HOSPITAL
Overview
Abstract:
Objective: Describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics
of patients with liver damage caused by tuberculosis drugs at Thai Nguyen Provincial
Lung Hospital in 2022-2023. Identify some factors related to patients with
liver damage caused by tuberculosis drugs. Subjects:
Patients treated for tuberculosis with regimens A1 and B1 from October 2022 to
October 2023. Methods: Description;
Purposive convenience sampling. The sample size obtained was 40 patients.
Processing data according to medical statistics. Results: Study subjects had an average age of 49.93± 16.5 years.
Male patients account for 65.0% and female patients account for 35.0%; Of which
27 patients were treated for pulmonary tuberculosis, 13 patients were treated
for extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Patients with liver damage caused by anti-TB
drugs included signs of fatigue (n = 33), loss of appetite (n = 18), fever (n =
14), and rash (n = 10). Clinical manifestations of anorexia and fever are more
common in patients with level 3 - 4 liver damage than level 1 - 2 and the
difference between groups is statistically significant (p < 0.05). Some
factors that affect the severity of drug-induced liver damage include advanced
age, history of alcohol consumption and primary liver disease, the difference
is not statistically significant with p > 0.05. Conclusion: Research on 40 patients treated for tuberculosis at
Thai Nguyen Provincial Lung Hospital showed mainly liver damage of level 1-2,
common clinical manifestations of liver damage of level 3-4, some factors. For
example, age, thin body condition, history of alcohol consumption and primary
liver disease have a higher risk of liver damage caused by anti-tuberculosis
drugs.
Keyword(s): Tuberculosis, Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Article number | 138 |
Journal | Vietnam Medical Journal |
Volume | 536 |
Issue number | 1B (2024) |
Publication status | Published - Mar-2024 |
ISBN | 1859-1868 |