Pulmonary tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a lung disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis symptoms are very varied. 

The main symptoms of pulmonary TB is more than 4 weeks cough with or without sputum, malaise, flu-like symptoms, low-grade fever, chest pain, and coughing up blood.

Vital sign

• There is no sign of the typical 
• Withdrawal signs lungs, diaphragm, and mediastinum.  
• May be found at the apex of the lung wet rales  
• weakness  
• Less weight or underweight

Laboratory tests

• Photos chest
• TB germs examination: Sputum, intake larynx, gastric fluid aspiration, bronchoscopy.
• tuberculin test
• pleural biopsy
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate generally increases

Complication

• Bone TB
• Pott's disease (spinal damage)
• Destroyed lung (pulmonary destruction)
• pleural effusion
• miliary tuberculosis
• TB meningitis

Management

• Breaks, do not require hospitalization
• Diet, Free, but High calorie and High protein
• Anti-TB drugs

Treatment of complications

• Tuberkulostatika in addition to other measures, such as pleural effusion pleural puncture, surgery on pott's disease.

Prognosis

• Therapy will heal faster and better legeartis
• When good durability, can heal itself.