A Study on Hematological Manifestations in Tuberculosis

Introduction: To study about the hematological manifestations in Tuberculosis to prevent morbidity and mortality due to co morbid conditions like Anemia with cardiac failure, Pancytopenia, etc., Aims And Objectives: The study is done to evaluate the presence , extent and severity of hematological manifestations in Pulmonary and Extra pulmonary Tuberculosis. Materials And Methods: The study was conducted among 100 patients in Government Thiruvannamalai medical college and hospital from June 2014 to April 2015. A detailed history was elicited , clinical examination and all required investigations were done for all cases. Statistical Analysis: The data was analysed with the help of softwares such as SPSS 14, Microsoft Excel 2013, Medcalc And Genstat Version 9.0 Summary: The commonest hematological findings were raised ESR 84%, followed by anemia 65% , Lymphopenia 55% and Thrombocytopenia 35%. The commonest peripheral smear picture was Normocytic Normochromic anemia 46% followed by Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia 24%