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. Bulgular: Olgular n 29 (%65.9)'u kad n, 15 (%34.1)'i erkekti. Ya ortalamas 50.23±18.4 olan olgular en s k 25-34 ya gurubunda yo unla m t . Dokuz (%21) olgunun temas öyküsü mevcuttu, 17(%39) olgunun dosyas nda tüberkülin deri testi kayd vard ve bunlar n 13(%76)'ünde sonuç pozitifti. EPT olgular n n tutulum yerlerine göre da l m öyleydi: plevra TB (n:21, %47.7), TB lenfadenit (n:14, %31.8), deri TB (n:3, %6.8), kemik-eklem TB (n:2, %4.5), üriner sistem TB (n:1, %2.3), gastrointestinal sistem TB (n:1, %2.3), larinks TB (n:1, %2.3), meme TB (n:1, %2.3). Olgular n 39 (%89)'u tedavilerini ba ar l ekilde tamamlad . ConclusionSonuç: Ekstrapulmoner tüberküloz'lu olgular klinik özellikleriyle literatür e li inde tart ld . (Tur Toraks Der 2010; 11: 167-72) Anahtar sözcükler: Ekstrapulmoner tüberküloz, tüberküloz lenfadeniti, plevral tüberküloz, laringeal tüberküloz, deri tüber-külozu, kemik tüberkülozu
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