Table 1 Signs and symptoms of study participants by type of extrapulmonary pulmonary tuberculosis
Sign and symptom | Pleural fluid (N = 63) | Lymph node aspirate (N = 55) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases (n = 26) | Controls (n = 37) | Cases (n = 25) | Controls (n = 30) | |
Neck mass | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 23(92.0%) | 28(93.3%) |
Headache | 16(61.5%) | 6(16.2%) | 18(72.0%) | 26(86.7%) |
Chest pain | 23(88.5%) | 21(56.8%) | 4(16.0%) | 2(6.7%) |
Cough | 24(92.3%) | 23(62.2%) | 6(24.0%) | 3(10.0%) |
Fever | 17(65.4%) | 16(43.2%) | 15(60.0%) | 9(30.0%) |
Tiredness | 6(23.1%) | 14(37.8%) | 15(60.0%) | 19(63.6%) |
Loss of weight | 21(80.8%) | 23(62.2%) | 16(64.0%) | 23(76.7%) |
Loss of appetite | 23(88.5%) | 18(48.6%) | 18(72.0%) | 17(56.7%) |
Night sweating | 19(73.1%) | 13(35.1%) | 18(72.0%) | 12(40.0%) |