A Study of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in RIMS Medical College & Hospital, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 10
Abstract
Backgroud : Extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is one of the major health problem in india. The term EPTB, which includes all forms of tuberculosis other than pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, hence a real diagnostic challenge.Obtaining material for Histopathological examination &culture is much more difficult for diagnosis. Material and methods : This is an observational study of patients of all types of Extra pulmonary tuberculosis from January 2016 to August 2017 in all age groups, evaluated at RIMS Medical College and Hospital , Ongole ,Andhra Pradesh, India. Results: Among 537 cases registered for treatment of all forms of tuberculosis, 213(39.66%) had EPTB. Most of of the patients of EPTB (n = 203, 95.30 %) were among adult age groups. lymph node TB was the commonest type of EPTB (n =91, 42.72 %), followed by pleural TB (n =61, 28.64 %), bone and joint TB(n=23, 10.80%), abdominal TB(n=17, 7.98%),central nervous system(n=11, 5.16%)cold abscess(n=8, 3.76%)others(n=2, ,0.94%). Conclusion: The burden of EPTB is more among the productive age group. Increase in the trend of EPTB cases, and other rare forms of EPTB are highlighting the importance of strengthening the services towards this group and necessity of awareness of diagnosis and treatment of EPTB in public and private doctors mostly in remote areas.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. M. Venkatarao, Dr. N. Harsha vardhan
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