Characteristic | N (%) |
---|---|
Median age, years (range) | 54 (34–74) |
Gender | |
Male | 102 (63.0) |
Female | 60 (37.0) |
HIV | |
Positive | 7 (4.3) |
Negative | 98 (60.5) |
NA | 57 (35.2) |
Symptoms | |
Cough | 84 (51.9) |
Hemoptysis | 17 (10.5) |
General symptomsa | 73 (45.1) |
Fever | 43 (26.5) |
Night sweats | 26 (16.0) |
NA | 11 (6.8) |
Chest radiography | |
Nodules | 87 (53.7) |
Pneumonia | 44 (27.1) |
Excavation | 14 (8.6) |
Pleurisy | 21 (13.0) |
NA | 13 (8.0) |
Chest CT scan | |
Nodules | 98 (60.5) |
Pneumonia | 49 (30.2) |
Excavation | 27 (16.7) |
Pleurisy | 21 (13.0) |
NA | 29 (17.9) |
Final diagnosis | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 30 (18.5) |
Pleural Tuberculosis | 2 (1.2) |
Tuberculosis sequelae | 11 (6.8) |
NTMb infection | 9 (5.6) |
Non-mycobacterial lung infectionc | 28 (17.3) |
Bronchial disease exacerbation | 7 (4.3) |
Non-mycobacterial granulomatosis disease | 7 (4.3) |
Lung cancer | 21 (13.0) |
Otherd | 23 (14.2) |
No diagnosis | 18 (11.1) |
NA | 6 (3.7) |