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Journal of Medical Sciences

Year: 2006 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 52-54
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.52.54
Prevalence of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Children, Zahedan, Iran
Batool Sharifi-Mood, Manijeh Khalili, Malihe Metanat and Masoud Salehi

Abstract: In order to determine the prevalence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children in Zahedan, this study was conducted. In this cross-sectional, retrospective study, all patients aged less than 18 years with tuberculosis disease were evaluated. Then prevalence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children determined. This study showed that extrapulmonary TB form 23% of all tuberculosis cases. Tuberculosis lymphadenitis was the most prevalent form of extrapulmonary TB (8%) and pericarditis was the less than other forms (2%). Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is more prevalent in Southeast of Iran than other region in this country.

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Batool Sharifi-Mood, Manijeh Khalili, Malihe Metanat and Masoud Salehi, 2006. Prevalence of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Children, Zahedan, Iran. Journal of Medical Sciences, 6: 52-54.

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