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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) FINDING OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN PEDIATRIC AND ADULT POPULATION

Dr. Shafi Muhammad Khuhawar, Dr. Naila Jabeen, Dr. Muhammad Amir Memon, Dr. Hamid Nawaz Ali Memon, Dr. Imran Karim and *Muhammad Jan Khetran

Objective:To explore the computed tomography (CT) finding of pulmonary tuberculosis in pediatric and adult population. Patients and Methods:A total of fifty pediatric and adult patients with tuberculosis were included in this study. The criterion for the selection of the patients for the study was those patients present with nonspecific symptoms as fever, weight loss anorexia were underwent to work have work up for tuberculosis as blood complete picture, chest X-ray, sputum for AFB, Mantoux test and CT scan whereas the frequency / percentages (%) and means ±SD computed for study variables. Results:During six-month study period total fifty patients had pulmonary tuberculosis i.e. children and teenagers (25 patients) and adult and elderly populations (25 patients) were explored and study. The mean ± SD for age of population of children and adult population was 8.83±4.73 and 56.62±4.81 respectively. Regarding gender, amongCHILDREN POPULATION Male 15 (60%) and female 10 (40%) while in ADULT POPULATION Male 14 (56%) and female 11 (44%). The common CT findings in children population were Consolidation 17 (68%), Cavitation 19 (76%) and Pleural effusion 12 (48%) while in adult population Cavitation 20 (80%), Lymphadenopathy 15 (60%) and Bronchiectasis 18 (72%). Conclusion:Youngsters with pneumonic tuberculosis are similarly inclined to create critical ruinous changes in the lung with serious sequelae like older patients. KeyWords:Computed tomography and pulmonary tuberculosis.

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