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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 117 cases of tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment of elderly [Abstract] Objective To review the diagnosis and treatment of senile pulmonary tuberculosis, to improve the diagnosis and treatment. Methods Retrospective analysis of 117 patients with clinical data of elderly and treatment of tuberculosis. Results 43.6% of cases for the initial treatment, 56.4% were re-treated. Some patients there are other complications, patients with obstructive lung disease 44.4%, 40.2% of lung infection. are cough, sputum, but the typical symptoms of TB was not obvious, only 37.6%, night sweats, fever, 44.4%. PPD test was positive in only 41.0% were. TB chest X to display the performance of infiltration and void. treatment given standard treatment, 82.9% of cases cured. Conclusions of senile pulmonary tuberculosis with features, easy to be misdiagnosed, can be based on clinical symptoms and laboratory examinations confirm the diagnosis, a reasonable time to give individualized drug therapy . [Keywords:] features senile pulmonary tuberculosis treatment Tuberculosis is the old age ofgt; = 65 years of tuberculosis patients, including 65 years ago after 65 years who have had cancer recurrence. This year there is a clear upward trend of tuberculosis in China is mainly one of high burden of TB, with the I was gradually into an aging society, the incidence of tuberculosis in old age also increased significantly, therefore, improve the diagnosis and treatment of senile pulmonary tuberculosis is of great significance. our hospital from January 2004 to January 2009 TB cases were treated in 117 patients aged . are its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment measures were summarized as follows: 1 Clinical data 1.1 General information on 117 patients in this group 79 patients were male (67.5%, female 38 cases (32.5%, aged 65 to 87 years, mean 71.2 years, of which 69 cases of 65 to 70 years old (59.0%, 71 to 80 years (37 cases 31.6%, 81 to 87 years in 11 cas