| clinical and radiological analysis of children and adolescents with tuberculosis in bahia, brazil. | we reviewed the clinical and radiological characteristics of tuberculosis (tb) in children and adolescents at the hospital especializado octávio mangabeira, (heom) in salvador, bahia. this study included 275 tb patients aged 1 to 15 years seen between january 1990 and november 2001. standardized forms were filled out on the basis of a review of patient records and x-rays. through a retrospective and descriptive analysis, it was found that 51.6% were male, 35.3% were aged 1 to 5 years, 28% were a ... | 2003 | 12807694 |