title: [Extrapulmonary tuberculosis at "Benéfico Jurídico" hospital in the 1999-2003 period].
abstract: A retrospective and descriptive study was conducted on patients diagnosed with extrapul-monary tuberculosis and discharged from "Benéfico Juridico" neumological hospital in the 1999-2003 period. The objective was to describe the perfor-mance of this disease. As a result, it was find out that of a total number of 353 diagnosed patients, 14% had extrapulmonary tuberculosis, 58% of these patients were in the 35-54 years age group, being the average age 39 years. The most frequent clinical manifestation was pleural (81%) followed by ganglionic tuberculosis (15%). Sixty one percent of cases were diagnosed based on clinical indications. Only 8% of patients were diagnosed by isolation of tuberculosis bacillus in a Lowestein-Jensen culture.
authors: Hospital Neumológico Benéfico Juridico. ebertog@informed.sld.cu
authors: Eberto
authors: E
authors: García Silvera
authors: Dulce María
authors: DM
authors: Yera Pérez
authors: Solangel
authors: S
authors: Valdés Díaz
authors: Marisela
authors: M
authors: Hernández Hernández
authors: Rolando
authors: R
authors: Rives Rodríiguez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009928:Organ Specificity; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult