Abstract
In order to find about the prognosis of tuberculous ex-soldiers, the authors conducted a follow-up study on the far prognosis for the period from 7 to 13 years in 2, 160 TB veterans. On their initial contact and duration of hospitalization, our previous paper was reported. In this paper a statistical observation was made on the symptoms at the time of hospitalization in relation to their prognosis.
1. At the time of hospitalization 50% of the total cases suf fereed from infiltrated pulmonary tuberculosis, out of which 40% of cases with scattered TB regions were fatal and 85% cases with mixed pulmonary phthisis were fatal.
2. Among the above cases, 35-55% became ill in Japan proper.
3. Out of the 2, 160 cases, 1, 649 had pathological findings in lungs, of which 37% had cavities. Only 11% of them survived.
4. Rib-anomalies were found in 1.88%, and they were most frequent in the right III. 5 cases gad bob-fragments in their lungs. One case had his heart in the right.
5. At the time of hospitalization, 56, 5% were found to be sputum-positive for TB bacilli; 40.80, negative. 61.5% of the positive cases died, while 22.1% of the negative cases were fatal.
6. At the time of hospitalization, 61.5% cases had fever of 37.5°C or more and 2/3 of them died Meanwhile, 15.5% of the rest cases were fatal.
7. The cases whose erythrocyte-sedimentation rates were high at the time of hospitalization, had worse prognosis; i. e., 82.9% of the “high” cases died, and 1.9% returned to their works. Meanwhile, 11.2% of the normal sedimentation cases were fatal, and 25.7% returned to work. 8. 13.4% of the total cases had haemoptoe during their hospitalization and 75.4% of them were fatal. 13 cases died from lung bloodings.
9. As for clinical status at the time of discharge from sanatorium, 43% were arrested type; 27% were active type and 29% were fatal. 44% of the active type cases died after discharge.
