Profile of Interstitial Lung Diseases in Pakistan, Karachi Pulmonology Clinics Registry Data: Jan 2012 - Aug 2013

Ansarie, Mosavir; Naseem, Asif; Kasmani, Aneeka; Ahmed, Rasheed; Azeemuddin, Muhammad

doi:10.1378/chest.1834174

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“…It has been gaining more proportion in our population from 4% to 17.7% in last 10 years. This could either be its true incidence due to an increase in environmental allergens or a better recognition of chronic fibrosing HP from IPF which is comparable to results from regional data [4][5][6][7][8][9]. In our population, 79.5% had an avian exposure which was more predominant in housewives reflecting significant avian antigen in the household environment.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Serially published data between 2008 and 2016 on the relative frequencies of ILD limited to few centers from Pakistan suggests that 30 to 40 percent of reported ILD cases were IPF [5][6][7][8][9]. The second recently published report derives its data from the ongoing prospective national registry from multiple geographical locations of Pakistan documenting the epidemiology and characteristics of ILD [10].…”

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National Registry of Interstitial Lung Disease from Pakistan

Zubairi

Ansarie

Mahmud

et al. 2021

Cureus

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confidence: 79%

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National Registry of Interstitial Lung Disease from Pakistan

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Ansarie

Mahmud

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“…There is a paucity of data on ILD in Pakistan 3 , where these diseases are under-estimated and remain under-diagnosed and under-reported for various reasons. This is probably due to lack of awareness among physicians, and the high cost of diagnostic modalities.…”

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Interstitial Lung Diseases misdiagnosed as tuberculosis

Akhter

Rizvi

2018

Pak J Med Sci

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Objective:To determine the frequency of misdiagnosis of tuberculosis in interstitial lung disease cases.Methods:This is a prospective study including patients registered in the interstitial lung disease clinic, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, during May–June 2017. Diagnosis of tuberculosis was only confirmed if there was any bacteriological evidence of tuberculosis at the time of diagnosis or if there was improvement in symptoms after treatment in patients diagnosed as having tuberculosis on clinical grounds.Results:Seventy-three patients were included in the study, out of which 53 (72.60%) were females and 20 (27.39%) were males. Tuberculosis was treated before presentation in 28 (38.35%) of interstitial lung disease patients. Except for two silicosis patients who had smear positive tuberculosis, rest of the patients were misdiagnosed as having tuberculosis.Conclusion:Interstitial lung diseases are the disorders that are frequently unrecognized and misdiagnosed. More commonly the confusion is with tuberculosis. Thorough knowledge about interstitial lung diseases should be provided to the primary care physicians, especially in countries with high tuberculosis burden, so that to limit maltreatment with anti-tuberculous drugs when they are not needed and early referral to interstitial lung disease clinic.

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“…Some data from volume 1 of this registry was presented earlier in scientific conferences (ERS 2012 Vienna, ACCP-SEPAR 2014 Madrid, CWC 2016 Shanghai) [10][11][12] . This comprehensive report in line with the overall objectives of the ILD PAK registry and the PCS National Guideline which reiterates the importance of multi city data entry into the national ILD registry 13 .…”

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confidence: 99%