[Tuberculosis first detected in subjects over 70 years old]

Characteristics of the tuberculosis process were studied in 43 patients at the age of 71 to 84 years. Patients with extended extrapulmonary tuberculosis and concomitant diseases predominated. Analysis of the causes of the late tuberculosis detection is presented and it is indicated that efficient prophylactic examination of the persons of this age group is needed. Investigation of the clinical picture of tuberculosis in the patients over 70 years revealed a number of peculiarities in its process under conditions of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.