Volume 16, Issue 5 (8-2013)                   J Arak Uni Med Sci 2013, 16(5): 58-66 | Back to browse issues page

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Farazi A A, Sofian M, Jabari Asl M. Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Its Comparison with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Central Province (2002-2012). J Arak Uni Med Sci 2013; 16 (5) :58-66
URL: http://jams.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-2160-en.html
1- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Tuberculosis and Pediatric Infection Research
2- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Tuberculosis and Pediatric Infection Research , ma_sofian@yahoo.com
3- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Health Center of Markazi Province, Arak, Iran
Abstract:   (9156 Views)

Background: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis 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 SPSS16 was used.

Results: 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, age 15-55 was more and the diagnosis delay was more in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and relapse was more in pulmonary tuberculosis.

Conclusion: 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.

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Type of Study: Original Atricle | Subject: Infection
Received: 2013/02/5 | Accepted: 2013/07/28

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