A Clinico-radiological presentation of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in elderly patient in tertiary care hospital of Bikaner, Rajasthan

Introduction: With an increase in geriatric population, also an increase in the incidence of tuberculosis seen in elderly, the burden of tuberculosis is bound to increase in the country Aim & Objective: To study the clinical and radiological profile of sputum +ve, pulmonary tuberculosis in elderly subjects. Material & Methods: It was the descriptive longitudinal study conducted on 110 patients during the time span from May 2019 to Feb 2020. All patients having symptoms suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis were subjected to sputum smear for AFB examination, Mantoux test, X ray chest PA view and haematological investigations. Clinico and Radiological profile were studied.