This document discusses the relationship between diabetes (DM) and tuberculosis (TB). It notes that 347 million people worldwide have diabetes, and DM increases the risk of TB 3-fold. DM impairs immunity and lung function, aiding the growth of TB bacteria. Patients with both DM and TB may have atypical symptoms and lung abnormalities on imaging. The interaction between the two diseases can make their treatment more challenging.
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Diabetes and tuberculosis, An Unholy Alliance
1. Dr. MohammadTanvir Islam
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
Dr. Shamim Ahmed
Assistant Professor, RespiratoryMedicine
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
2. 347 million people worldwide have diabetes
80% diabetes deaths in low- and middle-
income countries
7th leading cause of death in 2030
In Bangladesh between 2% and 21%
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7. About 9 million people around the world
A total of 1.5 million people died in 2013
The incidence ofTB in Bangladesh is 225 per
100,000
14. 14.8% of PTB & 20.2% smear positive PTB
cases are directly linked to DM
TB causes glucose intolerance 50 % of which
normalizes after ATT
DM increases risk ofTB 3 times
TB increases risk of DM 2 times
15. Since ancient times
Susruta in 600 AD
Avicenna (780-1027 AD)
Roots 1950
Nicholas 1957
McCornick 2007
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17. Four possible outcomes:
Immediate clearance of the organism
Latent infection
The onset of active disease (primary disease)
Active disease many years later (reactivation
disease).
18. Persons with medical conditions that weaken
the immune system
HIV infection
Diabetes mellitus
Medical treatments such as corticosteroids or
organ transplant
Substance abuse
Organ transplants
Malignancy
19. Hyperglycemia favours growth , viability and
propagation of tubercle bacilli and hamper
resistance to infection & repair capacity
Increased availability of glycerol and
nitrogenous substances aid the growth of
tubercle bacilli
High level of insulin have been shown to
promote a decrease inTh1 immunity through a
reduction in theTh1 cell toTh2 cell ration and
interferon gamma to IL-4 ratio
20. Abnormal chemotaxis
Decreased peripheral monocytes with
impaired phagocytosis
Poor blast transformation of lymphocytes
DefectiveC3 opsonic function
Decrease inTh1 immunity
23. Microangiopathic change in pulmonary
vasculature
Non-enzymatic glycosylation of tissue
protein
Thickening of epithelial and caplillary BM
Interference with clearance mechanism
24. Increased risk
of
tuberculosis
Diabetes
Neutrophil
• Abnormal Chemotaxis
• Phagocytosis
• Microbicidal acitvity
Reduction inTh1 cellsInterferon
gamma
Increased availability of
Glycerol and
nitrogenous substances
Lung physiological and
pathological
dysfunction
26. Relative and absolute overproduction of
adrenocorticotropic hormone
Increased supply of corticosteroids
Corticosteroids are insulin antagonists
resulting in insulin resistant diabetes.
27. More aggressive course
Less clinical manifestations
Typical features like cough, weight loss are
less prominent
Prolonged duration of fever
28. Features of one disease can mimic the other
Might progress rapidly
Flare up or spread of tuberculosis
More complications
Risk for Drug-resistantTB
29. Clinical feature DM &TB TB only
Fever 64% 98%
Night sweat 52% 85%
Cough>3wks 71% 96%
Weight loss 69% 94%
Hossain D, Latif ZA, Mahtab H Clinical and radiological presentation of pulmonary
Tuberculosis in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. J Soc Heart Chest Dis 2004;2:69-72
33. DM &TB prevalence is increasing
They are epidemic in identical areas
DM is a risk factor forTB
TB causes glucose intolerance
Clinical and radiological features in a diabetic
TB patient may be atypical
Notes de l'éditeur
Tuberculosis in diabetes mellitus: aggravation and its immunological mechanism: Kazuyoshi KAWAKAMI (Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus). It has been well documented that diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major aggravating factor in tuberculosis. The onset of this disease is more frequent in DM patients than in individuals with any underlying diseases. However, the precise mechanism of this finding remains to be fully understood. Earlier studies reported that the migration, phagocytosis and bactericidal activity of neutrophils are all impaired in DM patients, which is related to their reduced host defense to infection with extracellular bacteria, such as S. aureus and E. colli. Host defense to mycobacterial infection is largely mediated by cellular immunity, and Th1-related cytokines, such as IFN-gamma and IL-12, play a central role in this response. It is reported that serum level of these cytokines and their production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) are reduced in tuberculosis patients with DM, and this is supposed to be involved in the high incidence of tuberculosis in DM.
The increase of infections in patients with DM is known to depend upon an immunosuppressive condition which is brought about by impaired innate immunity and acquired immunity. For instance, functions of neutrophils such as phagocyte, chemotaxis and cytokine-production are decreased in DM model mouse and hyperglycemia and a Th2-axis shift which reduces Th1-dependent immunity are observed in DM patients. However, the majority of results concerning interaction of hyperglycemia and immune function are controversial and relevance of hyperglycemia and/or hyperinsulinemia to immunosuppressive mechanisms remains unclear.