Scientific article
French

La tuberculose extrapulmonaire

Published inRevue des maladies respiratoires, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 566-578
Publication date2012
Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis represents an increasing proportion of all cases of tuberculosis reaching 20 to 40% according to published reports. Extrapulmonary TB is found in a higher proportion of women, black people and immunosuppressed individuals. A significant proportion of cases have a normal chest X-Ray at the time of diagnosis. The most frequent clinical presentations are lymphadenitis, pleuritis and osteoarticular TB. Peritoneal, urogenital or meningeal tuberculosis are less frequent, and their diagnosis is often difficult due to the often wide differential diagnosis and the low sensitivity of diagnostic tests including cultures and genetic amplification tests. The key clinical elements are reported and for each form the diagnostic yield of available tests. International therapeutic recommendations and practical issues are reviewed according to clinical presentation.

Keywords
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung/pathology
  • Male
  • Pericarditis, Tuberculous/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy
  • Peritonitis, Tuberculous/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy
  • Tuberculosis/diagnosis/epidemiology/etiology/therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Pleural/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Urogenital/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy
Citation (ISO format)
MAZZA-STALDER, J, NICOD, Laurent, JANSSENS, Jean-Paul. La tuberculose extrapulmonaire. In: Revue des maladies respiratoires, 2012, vol. 29, n° 4, p. 566–578. doi: 10.1016/j.rmr.2011.05.021
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Journal ISSN0761-8425
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