Successful treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in old age (clinical case)

Elderly people are a high-risk group for developing tuberculosis, with difficulties in diagnosis and treatment with an uncertain prognosis. We present a clinical case of tuberculosis with a favorable outcome in a patient aged 86 with a large numerous comorbid pathologies, including an organic brain disease with intellectual and behavioral disorders. This clinical observation demonstrates an atypical course of tuberculosis in the elderly, a slow reverse dynamics of the process and a cure with large residual changes in the lungs.