Table 3.
Clinical presentation and chest imaging in CKD patients with tuberculosis.
| Parameters | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical presentation | ||
| Decreased appetite | 42 | 85.7 |
| Fever | 41 | 83.7 |
| Weight loss | 25 | 51 |
| Cough | 24 | 49 |
| Dyspnea | 23 | 46.9 |
| Chest pain | 10 | 20.4 |
| Hemoptysis | 2 | 4.1 |
| Others | 7 | 14.3 |
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| Chest imaging | ||
| Normal | 16 | 32.7 |
| Pleural effusion | 8 | 16.3 |
| Consolidation | 1 | 2.0 |
| Bilateral pulmonary infiltrate | 4 | 8.2 |
| Consolidation with effusion | 5 | 10.2 |
| Unilateral infiltrate | 2 | 4.1 |
| Miliary pattern | 2 | 4.1 |
| Fibrosis in upper lobe with mediastinal lymphadenopathy | 4 | 8.2 |
| Pericardial effusion | 5 | 10.2 |
| Consolidation with tree in bird appearance | 1 | 2.0 |
| Lung abscess | 1 | 2.0 |