Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and its comparison with pulmonary tuberculosis in Central Province (2002 - 2012)

MycobacteriumTuberculosis usually infects the lungs but Organs other than the lungs may also be involved. This study is an analysis of the situation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in the central province of Iran. Methods and Materials: In this cross-sectional study، the information in the registration software of tuberculosis in Health centers collected and for analyzing of data statistical software SPSS ver. 16 was used.

In the survey a total of 1787 TB patients were identified، of which 24. 2% were diagnosed with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and %1. 9 of patient with extra-pulmonary TB were associated with HIV infection. Female to male sex ratio is equal to 1. 3. The 82. 5% of the patients were Iranian citizen and mean age of patients were 43. 3 years. Tuberculosis of the lymph nodes، skletal and pleural tuberculosis had the highest prevalence. Also extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in females، age15-55 was more and the diagnosis delay was more in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and relapse was more in pulmonary tuberculosis.

Because of more diagnosis delay in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis it is necessary to train physicians and other healthcare workers in the field of extra-pulmonary TB diagnosis and more planning to do about learning of it.