Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is tuberculosis out of doors of the lungs. EPTB consists of tuberculosis meningitis, stomach tuberculosis (usually with ascites), skeletal tuberculosis, Pott disorder (spine), scrofula (lymphadenitis), and genitourinary (renal) tuberculosis. Disseminated, or miliary tuberculosis, frequently consists of pulmonary and extrapulmonary sites. It is envisioned that extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) money owed for 15-25% of all instances of TB. HIV patients, especially with low CD4 counts, have higher rates of EPTB. Children are much more likely to have skeletal TB than adults. In general, EPTB is more tough to diagnose than pulmonary TB and frequently calls for invasive techniques to acquire tissue and/or fluid samples. The signs and signs generally relate specifically to the affected organ system. Lymphatic tuberculosis, which is particularly common in Asians and Africans, may contain any nearby lymph nodes, but most customarily affects the ones of the neck and supraclavicular regions (scrofula). Tuberculosis of the bone and joints normally causes severe and persistent localized pain and swelling. An exception can be Pott disorder of the spine, that could progress insidiously and turn out to be superior before diagnosis.
