Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health problem even today considering its treatment and side effects of its drugs. The present study was conducted to assess the cases of extra pulmonary tuberculosis in local patients. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 122 confirmed patients of extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) of both genders. A thorough clinical examination was done. Place, site, type of co- infection etc. was recorded. Results: Out of 122 patients, males were 80 and females were 42. Age group < 20 years had 10, 21-30 years had 36, 31-40 years had 54, 41-50 years had 15 and >50 years had 7 patients. The common site was abdominal in 8, lymph nodes in 32, genitourinary in 6, CNS in 4 and pleural in 62. 68 patients were from urban and 54 were from rural. The co- infection was diabetes seen in 18, HIV in 10 and multi- drug resistance TB in 12 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that most common age group for EPTB was 31-40 years and common sites were lymph nodes and pleural. Key words: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Lymph nodes, Site.