Pulmonary tuberculosis in adolescents: radiographic features.
We studied radiographic features of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) described in the report forms for 907 adolescents from two Brazilian cities. A descriptive analysis showed that the most common radiographic lesions were post-primary tuberculosis (53.3%), tuberculous expansile pneumonia (27%) and primary complex with adenomegaly (1.8%). Cavitary lesions occurred in 67/243 (27.6%) patients aged 0-15 years and in 116/321 (36.1%) adolescents aged 16-19 years (P = 0.031). Most of the PTB cases had forms similar to those in adults.
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Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. clemax@vetor.com.br
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult