ASSESSMENT OF THE CLINICAL COURSE OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Keywords:
We analyzed the course of pulmonary tuberculosis in 60 patients aged 60–83 years, who were inpatients at the Samarkand Regional Center for Phthisiology and Pulmonology, for the period 2024–2025.Abstract
Tuberculosis in the elderly is important due to its epidemiological and clinical-pathogenetic characteristics. Timely detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in the elderly and senile is much more difficult than in young and middle-aged individuals, as this segment of society is often overlooked by healthcare professionals due to their disorganized nature and lack of access to preventive examinations, diagnosis, and treatment. Furthermore, the first clinical signs of tuberculosis (weakness, fatigue, sweating, loss of appetite, weight loss, etc.) in this group are considered by physicians to be age-related changes.
The aim of the study was to investigate the characteristics of the course of pulmonary tuberculosis in elderly and senile individuals.
References
Chelnokova O. G., Dmitrieva A. P., Skrypnik N. V., Dul D. Tuberculosis in the Elderly: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Literature Review). Journal of Phthisiology, Pulmonology, 2025. Analysis of the current state of research on TB in the elderly, diagnostic and therapeutic features.
Tabernero E., Rodrigo T., Garros J., Altube L., Garay E. et al. TB in the Elderly: Clinical Features and Outcomes. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022;26(9):842–849. Clinical features and treatment outcomes for tuberculosis in patients ≥75 years old are described.
Clinical, Radiological Features and Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older. J Epidemiol Glob Health (2024). An article on diagnostic and therapeutic issues of TB in the elderly.
Azerbaijan
Türkiye
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Republic of Korea
Japan
India
United States of America
Kosovo