A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS WITH INVOLVEMENT OF DIFFERENT ANATOMICAL SITES ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

OBJECTIVE: To assess the number of new cases of Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, by characterizing patients based on anatomical site. METHODS: This is a retrospective, descriptive study of diagnosed patients of EPTB of all age groups and was conducted in the MGM medical college and hospital, Aurangabad, a tertiary care hospital. Data for this study was obtained from JAN 2018 to DEC 2020. RESULTS: This study showed that out of all EPTB cases, the incidence of Lymph node T.B is higher followed by Pleural T.B. The incidence of EPTB is higher in younger population. CONCLUSION: Our study points out the population which is at higher risk of EPTB. Since diagnosing EPTB is difcult as the samples taken from the affected organs are paucibacillary giving rise to higher chance of misdiagnosing such patients. Astrong clinical suspicion plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis and treatment of such patients.