Alrajhi Abdulrahman A, Al-Barrak Ali M
Department of Medicine, MBC 46, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 4427494. Fax. +966 (1) 4427499. E-mail:
Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2002 Jul;7(3):153-8.
Annual incidence rates of extrapulmonary tuberculosis have been increasing over the last few years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. True rates may even be higher due to incomplete reporting. Diagnosis of this condition requires high clinical suspicion, special diagnostic procedures, special staining, and culture media for acid fast bacilli. Delayed diagnosis results in increasing morbidity, mortality, and cost to the health care system. Particularly in areas of high endemicity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, clinicians should be aware of the various forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The available epidemiology and patterns of various forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are presented in this review.
在过去几年中，沙特阿拉伯王国肺外结核病的年发病率一直在上升。由于报告不完整，实际发病率可能更高。这种疾病的诊断需要高度的临床怀疑、特殊的诊断程序、特殊染色以及用于抗酸杆菌的培养基。诊断延迟会导致发病率、死亡率上升以及医疗保健系统成本增加。特别是在结核分枝杆菌高流行地区，临床医生应了解肺外结核病的各种形式。本综述介绍了沙特阿拉伯王国肺外结核病各种形式的现有流行病学情况和模式。
