Abstract: Objective To study the clinical feature and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by Candida albicans infection.Methods To review and analyze of the 64 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by Candida albicans infection in our department in recent 5 years.Results The major clinical feature of pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by Candida albicans infection were:long history of tuberculosis,usually occurred in older patients and the patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic fibrocvaitative pulmonary tuberculosis;Extensive lesions and many cavities in lungs;Most of them had the evident causes of fungus infection.Their diagnoses depend on the examination of pathogenic organisms.Conclusion The number of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by Candida albians infection is increasing.Understanding of the clinical feature can improve the level of recognition.

Key words: Tuberculosis,pulmonary/complication, Candida albicans