ABSTRACT
The study of the pattern of pulmonary Tuberculosis [T.B] during the three years 2005-2007 in Damanhour Chest Hospital [D.C.H] revealed the following: Out of 10332 attendants examined by mass miniature radiography [M.M.R] there were 471 [4.5%] cases were suspected to have pulmonary T.B .436 patients [4.7%] out of 471 were having bronchogenic T.B and only 35 [0.3%] were having pleural effusion. Sputum analysis revealed 291 [66.5%] were positive sputum for acid fast bacilli [A.F.B] and 145 [33.5%] were sputum negative for [A.F.B]. Bronchogenic pulmonary T.B cases were classified radiologically as unilateral lesion in 430 patients [98.64%], and only 6 patients [1.3%] as bilateral pulmonary T.B. All the extra pulmonary T.B cases were pleural effusion. The commonest age incidence for the pulmonary T.B was in the age group 16-30 years [200 patients 42.4%] from total number 471 suspected cases. The study of the epidemiological pattern for T.B inpatients presented in the hospital during the study revealed that T.B was more prevalent among males age group [16-30] years, lower level of education, farmers sailers and labourers most of them were smoker especially Goza. The comparative study between these three years 2005-2007 there was a decrease in total number of tuberculous patients 7.3%, 4% and 3.1% respectively .Also this study showed that males 312 [71.5%] were more prone to T.B infection than the females