Primary pulmonary tuberculosis in infants and children

Summary and Conclusion

• 1. 195 cases of primary tuberculosis in children, their ages ranging from 6 months to 15 years have been observed during a two year period at the Chest Clinic, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam.

• 2. Higher incidence of this disease is noticed between the age group of 10–15 years.

• 3. The right upper lobe is more frequently involved. A large number of cases came with bilateral infiltration.

• 4. Mediastinal lymph node enlargement is seen in 50% of the cases. In other cases enlarged lymph nodes at various sites are the associated findings with the parenchymal lesions.

• 5. Two cases of tuberculous osteoarthritis and one case of scrofuloderma are met with.

• 6. No cases of erythema nodosum, phlyctenular conjunctivitis or miliary tuberculosis are observed.