TO EVALUATE THE PREVALENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS-ASSOCIATED OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (TOPD) AND ALSO CORRELATE CLINICO-RADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AMONG NEVER SMOKERS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Abstract

Every day in India, more than 900 people die of Tuberculosis (TB) (~2 deaths every 3 minutes). Irreversible airway obstruction is an important sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) that might contribute to a significant proportion of Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease (COPD)