Table 3 Clinical presentation of 43 patients with TB-related death
From: Tuberculosis mortality: patient characteristics and causes
Number (%) | |
|---|---|
Initial tentative diagnosis | |
TB | 8 (18.6) |
Non-TB infection | 26 (60.5) |
Pneumonia | 17 |
Urosepsis | 2 |
Septic shock | 2 |
Neutropenic fever | 1 |
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | 1 |
Meningitis, nature undetermined | 1 |
Cellulitis | 1 |
Fever of unknown origin | 1 |
Noninfectious diagnosis | 9 (20.9) |
Acute myocardial infarction | 2 |
Cancer progression | 2 |
COPD with acute exacerbation | 1 |
Chronic diarrhea | 1 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 |
Choledocholithiasis | 1 |
Nephrotic syndrome | 1 |