Liver damage in chronic non tuberculous respiratory diseases

Abstract

Twenty two cases of chronic non tuberculous respiratory diseases were studied for the evidence of liver damage. Out of them 6 were of malignancies, 9 of allergic conditions and 7 of suppurative diseases. Bromsulfphthalein thymol turbidity, bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, pseudocholinesterase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and LDH5, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, total serum protein, albumin were estimated in them. In 7 cases liver biopsy was also performed. A varying degree of biochemical evidence of liver damage was found. Liver biopsy showed histological evidence in 6 out of 7 cases. It was found that multiple tests of liver function performed simultaneously are more useful than a single test for the diagnosis of the liver damage.