RESUMEN
The addition of radioimmunoassay of beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2-MG) from the sera of patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis to the complex of clinical, x-ray, ultrasound, cytological and biochemical examinations contributes to early detection of renal dysfunction which is important in phthisiology. Changes in urinary and blood serum values of beta 2-MG may serve as a screening test for different nephropathies.
Asunto(s)
Enfermedades Renales/diagnóstico , Tuberculosis Pulmonar/complicaciones , Microglobulina beta-2/sangre , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Tasa de Filtración Glomerular , Humanos , Enfermedades Renales/sangre , Enfermedades Renales/orina , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Radioinmunoensayo , Tuberculosis Pulmonar/sangre , Tuberculosis Pulmonar/diagnóstico , Microglobulina beta-2/orinaRESUMEN
Blood concentrations of LH, FSH, estradiol, prolactin, growth hormone, cortisol, testosterone and progesterone have been examined in 76 patients with active tuberculosis of the internal genitalia (group 1), 18 patients with longterm sequelae of clinically asymptomatic tuberculosis (group 2) and 41 patients with nontuberculous diseases of the internal genitalia. Abnormalities were identified in 56.5% of group 1 patients, 33% of group 2 and 46.4% of group 3 patients. The patients with active tuberculosis characteristically had a low gonadotropin and estradiol secretion. High prolactin levels were related to pituitary adenoma or tuberculous infection; polycystic ovaries were a cause of testosterone and stress of examination of cortisol elevation.