DIAGNOSTIC DELAY AND MISDIAGNOSIS IN INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
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Keywords
Diagnostic delay, Misdiagnosis, interstitial lung disease
Abstract
Background: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) refers to a group of unrelated diseases with both known and unknown causative agents. Interstitial lung disease patients frequently experience delays in diagnosis.
Objective: The aim of the current study was to determine the diagnostic delay and misdiagnosis in interstitial lung disease.
Methodology: The current cross sectional study was carried out at the Department of medicine, Bolan medical college/ Bolan medical complex hospital Quetta from July 2023 to December 2023 after taking permission from the ethical committee of the institute. The sample size was determined by the formula (2p (1-p)/d2). Only verified incidents of ILD were included. SPSS version 24 was employed for the statistical analysis.
Results: A total of 74 individuals participated in this study out of which 56(75.6%) were female and 18 (24.3%) were male. Majority of patients were in the age group from 50 to 65 years old. lower socio-economic group had primary identification of asthma 30(40.5%) and 30(40.5%) participants were on Anti-tuberculosis treatment. The diagnosis was delayed by a mean of (18.43 ± 11.232). Males experienced a greater delay in diagnosis than females did. Maximum delay in the diagnosis was noted in the individual’s age 50 to 65 years old.
Conclusion: It was concluded that interstitial lung disease individuals are diagnosed after a significant delay and provide significant diagnostic challenges for basic and secondary care.
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Taqdees zahra
Assistant professor Medicine department, Bolan Medical College/ Bolan medical complex hospital Quetta
Tahira
Assistant professor, Department of medicine, Bolan medical college/ Bolan medical complex hospital Quetta
Samreen Bugti
Assistant professor, Department of medicine, Bolan medical college/ Bolan medical complex hospital Quetta
Tariq Mehmood
Medicine PGMI/sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayyed al nehan hospital Quetta