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Demographic and clinical characteristics of 76 patients with miliary nodules. |
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| Age (yr), median (range) |
52 (21–86) |
| Male |
38 (50%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean ± SD |
21.8 ± 3.0* |
| Smoking history |
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| Current smoker |
12/74 (16%) |
| Ex-smoker |
3/74 (4%) |
| Median pack-years (range) |
30 (3–50) |
| Body temperature > 37.8°C |
21/61 (34%) |
| Leukocytosis (>10,000/mm3) |
11/72 (15%) |
| C-reactive protein (mg/dL), mean ± SD |
4.9 ± 5.6† |
| Previous or current malignancy |
18 (24%) |
| Solid organ cancer |
12 |
| Hematologic malignancy |
6 |
| History of previous TB |
5 (7%) |
| Comorbidities |
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| Diabetes mellitus |
2 (3%) |
| HIV infection |
7 (9%) |
| Corticosteroid use‡ |
9 (12%) |
| Connective tissue disease |
6 (8%) |
| Solid organ transplantation |
2 (3%) |
| Chronic kidney disease§ |
2 (3%) |
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* Result of 61 subjects † Result of 55 subjects ‡ Prednisolone equivalent ≥5 mg/d for >3 wk. §Glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for 3 or more months. | |
Jin et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:160 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-160 |
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