PARTICULARITIES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
Abstract:
Tuberculosis remains a public health problem worldwide. Given the aging phenomenon of the
population, there is an increased incidence of tuberculosis among older people, these ones being the
main reservoir of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the developed countries. The aim of this
study is to analyze the peculiarities of pulmonary tuberculosis in elderly patients. Materials and
methods: this is a retrospective study performed on a group A made up of 104 patients aged over 65
years old, which was compared to group B consisting of 107 patients aged 18-55 years old; the patients
were admitted to the Pneumophtisiology Hospital of Sibiu between 01.2010 - 01.2015. Results: there
were found a predominance of TB in the male patients in both groups, a higher frequency in rural areas
regardless of age and some clinical, anatomical and radiological peculiarities in the elderly patients
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