Open AccessAnemia and nutritional status in tuberculosis patients
Author(s) -
Sudha Chhabra,
Anil Kashyap,
Monica Bhagat,
Rajesh Mahajan,
Suman Sethi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_76_21
Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , anemia , anemia of chronic disease , pediatrics , iron deficiency anemia , malnutrition , tuberculosis , body mass index , outpatient clinic , surgery , overweight , pathology
Anemia is a common complication of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Nutritional deficiency and malabsorption syndrome can deepen the severity of anemia. The aim of the present study was to study anemia and nutritional status in patients with TB at a tertiary care center.