Infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis and community-acquired pneumonia in primary care

Abstract

Infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis is a clinical form of tuberculosis, it is detected most often by the appeal of patients to the general medical network with complaints. This is the most common form of tuberculosis at the present stage, it is 60-85% in the structure. The timeliness of diagnosis and the effectiveness of treatment depend on the correct tactics of the doctor and the nursing staff at the first contact with the patient. Historical aspects, knowledge of the pathogenesis, the main clinical manifestations and differential diagnostic criteria will allow for the correct differential diagnosis of tuberculosis with community-acquired pneumonia in primary health care.