| Literature DB >> 34049681 |
Violeta Antonio-Arques1, Josep Franch-Nadal2, Joan A Caylà3.
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of infectious mortality in the world, affecting mainly developing countries (DC), while diabetes (DM) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases. This review analyzes the fact that diabetes is currently an important risk factor for developing TB, also presenting more complicated TB, more relapses and higher mortality. The DCs and the fourth world of the large cities are those with the highest incidence of TB and an increase in DM, which will make it difficult to control tuberculosis disease. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic is complicating the management of both diseases due to the difficulty of access to control and treatment and the worsening of socioeconomic inequalities. It is necessary to establish a bidirectional screening for TB and DM and promote recommendations for the joint management of both diseases.Entities:
Keywords: Diabetes; Factores de riesgo; Incidence; Incidencia; Progresión; Progression; Risk factors; Tuberculosis
Year: 2021 PMID: 34049681 PMCID: PMC8101986 DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Clin (Barc) ISSN: 0025-7753 Impact factor: 1.725
Figura 1Incidencia estimada de TB en 2018, para países con al menos 100.000 casos incidentes. Fuente: Global Tuberculosis Report 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2019. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Disponible en: https://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/en/.
Figura 2Prevalencia de la diabetes en adultos (20-79 años) en las regiones de la Federación Internacional de la Diabetes, por prevalencia comparativa ajustada por edad. International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th ed. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2019. Disponible en http://www.diabetesatlas.org.