Evaluation Of Adult Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Patients/Eriskin Ekstrapulmoner Tuberkuloz Olgularinin Irdelenmesi

Objective: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) can be easily missed due to challenges in diagnosis or overlooked in the differential diagnosis. Therefore, EPTB should be considered in endemic regions, especially in the differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin. Methods: Adult patients diagnosed and treated for EPTB at Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine Hospital between 2005 and 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Results: One hundred and nineteen patients with a mean age of 48.4 [+ or -] 17.8 years, including 75 (63%) females and 44 (37%) males, were included in the study. The mean age of female patients was 51.8 [+ or -] 16.7, and the mean age of male patients was 42.6 [+ or -] 18.4. Female patients were significantly older than male patients (p