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Table 4 Systemic diseases encountered in EPTB and PTB patients

From: Comparative analysis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis of 411 cases

Systemic disease

Group

 

EPTB (number, %)

PTB (number, %)

Diabetes mellitus

9 (0.04 %)

2 (0.01 %)

Chronic renal failure

8 (0.04 %)

9 (0.04 %)

COPD

3 (0.01 %)

6 (0.03 %)

Hypertension

3 (0.01 %)

4 (0.02 %)

Congestive heart failure

3 (0.01 %)

2 (0.01 %)

Lymphoma

3 (0.01 %)

1 (<0.01 %)

HIV positivity

-

1 (<0.01 %)

  1. EPTB extrapulmonary tuberculosis, PTB pulmonary tuberculosis, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease