Keskinel, İlkayGüntürk, Arzu2026-03-152026-03-1520252687-190410.5152/cjm.2025.24023https://doi.org/10.5152/cjm.2025.24023https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/en/yayin/detay/1306185/extrapulmonary-tuberculosis-cases-in-an-infectious-diseases-departmenhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/8960Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health problem in Türkiye. We aimed to document Methods: We reviewed the records of the Infectious Diseases Department of a Medical Faculty retrospectively and evaluated all patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection hospitalized between January 1989 and October 1998. Results: One hundred eighty-four cases diagnosed as TB were enrolled. Forty-seven percent of the patients were male. Mean age was 30 years (range: 14-76). Extrapulmonary TB was diagnosed in 157 (85%) of the patients. The distribution of the cases was as follows: miliary (27%), lymphadenitis (21%), meningitis (12%), pleural (12%), peritoneal (14%), bone (7%), and other (10%). Pulmonary TB frequency was 15%. Tuberculin skin tests were positive in 85 of 164 patients. The methods of diagnosis were acid-fast smear (60/184), culture (17/184), histology (101/184), and clinical/radiological/therapeutic test (72/184). Conclusion: Extrapulmonary TB is still a persistent problem in Türkiye. This study highlights the unique spectrum of extrapulmonary TB observed in a tertiary care center, with miliary TB being more prevalent than in national and international reports, emphasizing the need to consider departmental focus and patient demographics.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMikrobiyolojiEnfeksiyon HastalıklarıArticle