Lipid Profil
Lipid Profile in Tuberculous Patients: A Preliminary Report
Mohamed M. Metwally1 and Hesham Abdel Raheem2
1Chest Diseases Department and 2Clinical Pathology Department, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt
Abstract: Background: Serum cholesterol in pulmonary TB patients is lower than healthy controls, but this is not clear if it is a risk factor or a consequence of the disease itself. Study Objectives: To detect any differences in lipid profile between Egyptian TB patients and controls and to test whether this difference changes after treatment or not aiming to prove if the difference is a risk factor for tuberculosis or a consequence of the disease itself. Patients and Methods: For new TB patients, we did a fasting serum lipid profile of serum cholesterol (SC), triglycerides (TG), low density lipoproteins (LDL) and high density lipoproteins (HDL). All patients received the same four antiTB drugs for 8 weeks then a follow up lipid profile was done. Samples for lipid profile from healthy controls were also taken. Results: We recruited 30 new TB patients, 14 women and 16 men with a mean age (
[Mohamed M. Metwally and Hesham Abdel Raheem. Lipid Profile in Tuberculous Patients: A Preliminary Report. Life Sci J 2012;9(1):719-722]. (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 103
Keywords: Serum; cholesterol; pulmonary; patient; healthy; treatment Full Text 103
