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Frequency of Blood Eosinophilia in newly diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients
To determine Blood Eosinophilia frequency in newly diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients. An observational cross-sectional research on newly diagnosed COPD patients with age ≥ 40 years was performed at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi. CO...
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Published in: | Pakistan journal of medical sciences 2020-06, Vol.36 (4), p.750-754 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | To determine Blood Eosinophilia frequency in newly diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients.
An observational cross-sectional research on newly diagnosed COPD patients with age ≥ 40 years was performed at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi. COPD patients diagnosed in outpatient clinic or admitted in Chest Unit during six-month period from September 2018 to May 2019 were selected. Each patient underwent spirometry, and blood was tested for eosinophilia (≥ 2% eosinophils in blood), after obtaining informed consent and clinical history.
One hundred and fifty COPD patients were diagnosed and evaluated for
, out of which 86 (57.3%) and 64 (42.7%) patients were
and
respectively with mean age of 63.72 ± 10.24 years.
were 48 (32.0%),
15 (10.0%), and
was present in 76 (50.7%) of patients. Spirometric severity of COPD was
in 11 (7.3%),
in 68 (45.3%),
in 59 (39.3%), and
in 12 (8.0%) patients.
was present in 59 (39.3%) patients of COPD among which majority 43 (72.9%) were having
24 (40.7%) and
19 (32.2%) COPD respectively.
Frequency of Blood Eosinophilia in newly diagnosed COPD patients was high, among which most of the COPD patients were moderate to severe. |
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ISSN: | 1682-024X 1681-715X |
DOI: | 10.12669/pjms.36.4.1624 |