Signos radiográficos en pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis, causing damage to the lung parenchyma, whether in children, adolescents or adults, diagnosis in children is usually easy since the signs and symptoms they present are nonspecific , however, the part of the family clinical history is studied, knowing if it maintains direct contact with positive patients, studies and guides mention that conventional chest radiography has a great contribution in the diagnosis despite not being specific. Objective: To describe the most common radiological signs in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis by searching for updated scientific articles that allow us to strengthen our knowledge on this subject. Materials and methods: the following article was written thanks to the search for studies and scientific evidence from the following official pages such as son, PubMed, The Lancet, Elsevier, Google Scholar, 15 scientific articles searched in Scimago and World Ranking that belong to the quartile1 of the last 5 years were chosen. Conclusion: Several national and international guidelines and standards were reviewed that describe the main radiological characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis from primary to post-primary infection, in order to timely detect these radiographic signs in primary health care where patients receive treatment and follow-up of this pathology.