The characteristics of cases with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a University Hospital Bir üniversite hastanesinde takip edilen ekstrapulmoner tüberkülozlu Olgularin Özellikleri

Inönü H., Köseoǧlu D., Pazarli C., Yilmaz A., Doruk S., Yenişehirli G., ...Daha Fazla

Turk Toraks Dergisi, cilt.11, sa.4, ss.167-172, 2010 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ttd.2010.27
  • Dergi Adı: Turk Toraks Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.167-172
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bone tuberculosis, Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Laryngeal tuberculosis, Pleural tuberculosis, Skin tuberculosis, Tuberculous lymphadenitis
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) can involve most tissues and organs besides the lungs and this form is called extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT). The diagnosis of EPT may be delayed due to organ-specific symptoms of the disease. Material and Method: In this study, the aim is to evaluate the cases who were diagnosed as EPT in our clinic between 2006-2009. Forty-four patient records were reviewed, retrospectively. Results: Twenty-nine (65.9%) cases were female, 15 (34.1%) cases were male. The mean age of the cases was 50.23±18.4 years and most were 25-34 years-old. Nine (21%) cases had a history of close contact. Seventeen (39%) cases had tuberculin tests in their records and thirteen (76%) of them had a positive result. The distribution according to sites of involvement of EPT cases were as follows: pleural TB (n:21, 47.7%), lymphadenitis TB (n:14, 31.8%), skin TB (n:3, 6.8%), bone-joint TB (n:2, 4.5%), urinary TB (n:1, 2.3%), gastrointestinal TB (n:1, 2.3%), laryngeal TB (n:1, 2.3%), breast TB (n:1, %2.3). Thirty-nine (89%) cases have completed the treatment successfully. Conclusion: The clinical features of EPT cases were discussed according to the literature.