Abstract

GARCIA SILVERA, Eberto et al. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis at “Benéfico Jurídico” hospital in the 1999-2003 period. Rev Cubana Med Trop [online]. 2006, vol.58, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3054.

A retrospective and descriptive study was conducted on patients diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis and discharged from “Benéfico Jurídico” neumological hospital in the 1999-2003 period. The objective was to describe the performance of this disease. As a result, it was find out that of a total number of 353 diagnosed patients, 14% had extrapulmonary tuberculosis, 58% of these patients were in the 35-54 years age group, being the average age 39 years. The most frequent clinical manifestation was pleural (81%) followed by ganglionic tuberculosis (15%). Sixty one percent of cases were diagnosed based on clinical indications. Only 8% of patients were diagnosed by isolation of tuberculosis bacillus in a Lowestein-Jensen culture.

Keywords : Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; tuberculosis diagnosis; pleural tuberculosis; ganglionic tuberculosis.

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