What is extrapulmonary TB?
At infection, TB bacteria may spread through the blood, lymphatic or GU systems to parts of the body outside the lungs. As in the lungs, the TB infection can lay dormant for months or years. Extrapulmonary TB occurs when active tuberculosis infection occurs at body sites other than the lungs. Where extrapulmonary TB and pulmonary TB are present a patient is usually classified as pulmonary TB. Symptoms are related to the organs in which the disease occurs and may manifest as a condition e.g. fever or fatigue.
