ABSTRACT

Objectives: To carry out an audit to determine epidemiological characteristics of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) at our center.

Methodology: A retrospective study was conducted at pathology department of Dow Medical College, Dow University of health Sciences Karachi. All the cases of extra pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed during a 2 year period: from Jan 2016 to December 2017 were included in the study. Cases were diagnosed on the basis of histopathological findings which were considered confirmatory. All the data was recorded via study proforma. Analysis of data was done via SPSS version 20. Results: Total 34 patients were enrolled in this study; their mean age was 20.56+10.42 years. Females were found in majority 19(55.9%). Most involvement sites were cervical 20.6%, Ileum 26.5% and left Axilla 17.5% and right inguinal region 8.8%. Cervical region, left axilla, left ulna, mesentery and omentum were significantly involved in females, while jejunum, perianal, right inguinal and submandibular regions were significantly involved in males, (p=0.002). Conclusion: In the conclusion of this study cervical, abdomen and left axilla lymphadenitis were commonly infected sites by tuberculosis. Females found to be frequently infected.

Key words: Extra pulmonary tuberculosis, infected sites.