Pulmonary function tests :
All the sixty subjects were able to perform spirometry, of which
abnormal pulmonary function test was present in 11 (18.33%) of studied
HL survivors.
Restrictive pattern was seen in 10 (16.67%) of patients and obstructive
pattern was seen in
1(1.67%) of patients. Most of them had mild severity of abnormal PFT.
One patient who had
obstructive pattern had mild obstruction. Of 10 patients with
restrictive pattern, 7 (11.66%)
had mild restriction and 3 (5%) had moderate restriction. Parameters
and PFT are described in table 2