title: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a two-year review of cases at the General Hospital Kota Bharu.
abstract: Between January 1990 and December 1991, 100 cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis were identified at the General Hospital Kota Bharu representing 11% of all the newly diagnosed tuberculosis. It was commonest in the third decade of life and the sites involved were the lymph nodes (34%), osteoarticular (14%), miliary (12%) and pleura (10%). Tuberculous lymphadenitis appears to be more common in females and younger patients. Fourteen patients had concurrent active pulmonary tuberculosis and in 36 others the chest X-rays showed satisfactory response to standard chemotherapy. Six patients died and six were lost to follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Hayati
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zurkurnain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology