Distribution of epidemiological and clinical involvement of extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in the infectious disease’s outpatient clinic by years

Aim: It was aimed to examine the patients diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in terms of diagnostic methods and demographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: The files of patients with EPTB who were followed up in the infectious disease’s outpatient clinic between 2012 and 2022 in our study were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Of the patients diagnosed with EPTB, 70.8% (102) were female and 29.2% (42) were male. The ages of the patients ranged from 20 to 88, the mean age of women was 54.2, and the mean age of men was 55. The most common site of involvement in these patients was lymph node involvement. This was followed by bone-joint, peritoneal, central nervous system and genitourinary system involvement, respectively. Histopathological methods were used most frequently in 81 (56.5%) of the patients. Conclusion: The signs and symptoms of EPTB differ according to the organs and tissues involved in the body. We believe that EPTB should be considered in the differential diagnosis in endemic regions.