Tuberculose: taxa e perfil dos pacientes que abandonam o tratamento

Abstract

This study discusses the dropout rate and the profile of patients who discontinue treatment of tuberculosis. The study aims to show that although the most familiar type of tuberculosis is the lung also exists extrapulmonary which can manifest in other parts of the body such as the larynx, bones and joints, the skin (lupus vulgaris), the lymph glands (escrófulo), the intestines, the kidneys and the nervous system is the set of more than one type of the body called characterized by miliary tuberculosis infection via blood. The latter type may cover the meninges triggering serious infections named tuberculous meningitis. Patient adherence to treatment of any of these types of tuberculosis is of utmost importance, because in addition to keeping the disease under control, still offers better quality of life.