Abstract: Objective To analyze the clinical features of hospitalized elderly patients died from tuberculosis. Methods The information was collected in 163 inpatients died from tuberculosis admitted in Beijing Chest Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University from Jan. 2008 to Dec.2012. Of 132 cases were males and 31 cases were females. The ratio of male and female was 4.26∶1. The average age was (78.09±7.285) years old in all patients, (78.73±7.095) years old in male and (75.39±7.579) years old in female, respectively. The nutritional status,radiographic characteristics, laboratory examination including sputum results, the cause of death and the other clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. Results Laboratory tests showed anemia in 133 cases (81.60%，133/163). Most patients suffered from hypoalbuminemia and lymphocytopenia(95.09%,155/163). Of 110 cases were smear positive (70.96%,110/155) and 28 cases were smear negative (18.06%,28/155).Lesions scattered more than 4 lung fields in 79 cases(48.47%,79/163). The main causes associated death were chronic function failure of the heart and lung（28.83%,47/163）, multiple organ failure (20.86%,34/163) and pathological deterioration in lung disease(16.56%,27/163）. Conclusion The elderly patients died from tuberculosis is associated with malnutrition, multiple organ failure and lung disease exacerbations.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Cause of death, Aged, Inpatients