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| Year : 1988 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 145-147 |
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Prognostic Value Of Serum Mucoprotein In Pulmonary Tuberculosis And Non - Tuberculous Lung Diseases
J. P Jhamaria, S. K Luhadia, H. L Parihar, D. K Mathur, S. K Sharma, V. K Gandhi, P. P Bansal
Correspondence Address:
J. P Jhamaria
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The average serum mucoprotein levels in controls were 10.13 ± 1.97 mg%, in pulmonary tuberculosis - 24.56 ± 4.45 mg% and in carcinoma lung 25.80 ± 4.47 mg%. Comparatively low values were obtained in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 16.07 ± 2.74 mg%. The raised level of serum mucoprotein was more marked in patients having sputum smear positive for mycobacterium with cavitation. Serum mucoprotein had a direct relationship with the radiological extent of disease. The serum mucoprotein level returns towards normal in both tubercular and non-tubercular groups after treatment, while an increasing trend in the serum mucoprotein was observed in cases of carcinoma lung. Thus, serum mucoprotein estimation may be used as a prognostic parameter in tubercular and non-tubercular lung diseases. |
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