Características clínicas de la tuberculosis pulmonar en pacientes asistidos en un Centro de Salud tipo C, desde el año 2020 al 2022.

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease that affects a significant part of the population, with symptoms such as persistent cough, fever and weight loss, making it crucial in medical care. Objective: Determine the clinical characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients treated at the Health Center from 2020 to 2022. Methodological Design: study with a quantitative, descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional approach. Population: 122 patients with a diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Indirect Observation Matrix. Results: Among the clinical characteristics they present cough (100%) and fever (79%); The predominant age is over 42 years (47%), male (66%), of mixed ethnicity (74%), of urban origin (100%), of married marital status (38%), of medium socioeconomic level (57%), high school education (40%). Among the harmful habits, alcoholism (32%) and drug addiction (32%) stand out. Monthly medical check-ups (100%), multi-family housing type (100%). Diabetes mellitus is a comorbidity (46%). They have completed phase one (93%) and phase two (80%) and depending on the treatment, they have sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis (82%). Conclusion: Patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis at the Health Center exhibit clinical characteristics of persistent cough, fever and weight loss. These findings highlight the need for active surveillance of these signs to achieve early diagnosis and effective management of the disease.