Table 3

Outcomes of pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB

Pulmonary
n=49
Extrapulmonary
n=26
n%n%
Types of sequelaeBronchus compression36Intestinal perforation14
Bronchiectasis36Kyphosis14
Restrictive lung disease24CNS infarct14
Complications from underlying condition24Complications from underlying condition28
Developmental delay28
Seizures28
Reasons for mortality * Septic shock12Septic shock28
Pulmonary haemorrhage12Severe cerebral oedema14
Underlying malignancy14
Reasons for relapseReactivation of pulmonary TB with pericarditis (cause unknown)12Recurrent TB lymphadenitis (cause unknown)14
  • *Of four EPTB: two TB meningitis, one pericardial TB, one multiorgan TB.