Evaluation of cases of pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a single center experience

Türk Pediatri Arşivi
Özge KabaAyper Somer

Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is observed more frequently and leads to complications with a higher rate in children compared with adults because the risk of lymphohematogen spread is higher. In this study, the clinical, laboratory, and radiologic findings and treatment outcomes were evaluated in pediatric patients who were followed up in our clinic with a diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Seventy patients aged 0-18 years who were followed up with a diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis between 2008 and 2017 in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in our hospital were examined retrospectively. The median age of the patients was 8,8 (range, 0,4-17) years and 47.1% were female (n=33). Twenty-seven patients (38.6%) were aged 0-4 years, 15 (21.4%) were aged 5-9 years, and 28 patients (40%) were aged 10-18 years. Forty-four patients (62.9%) were diagnosed as having extrapulmonary tuberculosis and 26 (37.1%) had pulmonary + extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis was extrathoracic lymphadenopathy, which was found in 22 patients (31.4%). The other patients were diagnosed as having musculoskeletal system tuberculosis (n=10, 14.3%), gastrointestinal system tuberculosis (n=9, 12.9...Continue Reading

Methods Mentioned

BETA
bronchoalveolar
lavage
biopsy

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Statistical Package for the Social Science ( SPSS )

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