Proceso de atención de enfermería en lactante con tuberculosis extrapulmonar

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infection caused by the bacteria called koch bacillus, it is the second cause of mortality worldwide due to the risk factors that determine its development such as: environmental, health, individual and social. At the national level, it can be mentioned that the World Health Organization describes that Ecuador in 2017 registered around 5,902 new cases, of this group it stands out that 82% are bacteriologically confirmed, among pulmonary cases 92%, of which 20% represents the child population. In order to carry out a valuable fight against tuberculosis, strategic actions are required within the health team responsible for this emergency. In children, pulmonary tuberculosis is frequently associated with intrathoracic lymphadenopathy and sometimes with pleural or pericardial disease, which is why “intrathoracic tuberculosis” is the most widely used term for it. This type of tuberculosis occurs more frequently than extrathoracic tuberculosis.