Research Article

Paediatric Tuberculosis at a Referral Hospital in Istanbul: Analysis of 250 Cases

Table 1

Clinical presentation of children with TB.

TB disease sitesNumber (%)

Pulmonary162 (64.8)
Extrapulmonary49 (19.6)
 Peripheral lymphadenitis18 (36.7)
 Pleural effusion11 (22.4)
Intrathoracic lymph node 10 (20.4)
 Peritoneum3 (6.1)
 Meningitis3 (6.1)
 Kidney2 (4.9)
 Pericarditis1 (2)
 Uveitis1 (2)
Pulmonary + extrapulmonary39 (15.6)