Intestinal/Peritoneal Tuberculosis in Children: An Analysis of Autopsy Cases

Table 3

Intestinal tuberculosis: pathological features.

	Primary 8 cases	Secondary 9 cases	Total 17 cases
Lesions
Peritonitis	7	7	14
Ulcers, ileocolic	4	4	8
Ulcers, jejunum/ileum	2	3	5
Ulcers, colon	1	0	1
Dissemination
Mesenteric lymph nodes	8 (47%)	9 (53%)	17
Liver	7 (47%)	8 (53%)	15
Lung	6 (40%)	9 (60%)	15
Spleen	8 (53%)	7 (47%)	15
Mediastinal lymph nodes*	4 (31%)	9 (69%)	13
Kidney	3 (43%)	4 (57%)	7
Bone marrow	2 (29%)	5 (71%)	7
Central nervous system	4 (67%)	2 (33%)	6
Pancreas	1	2	3
Pleura	2	0	2
Thoracic wall	2	0	2
Adrenal	0	2	2
Larynx	0	2	2
Tonsils	0	1	1
Bladder	0	1	1
Uterus	0	1	1
Pericardium	0	1	1

*Statistically significant, 𝑃=0.02, Fisher’s exact test.