A study of clinical and demographic profile of patients affected with tuberculosis

Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis primarily affects lungs. Other organ systems can also be affected when it is known as extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Aim: Present study was conducted with the objective to study the demographic and clinical profile of tuberculosis patients of age ≥ 10 years. Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted in a sub district hospital of Jammu region of north India. All the patients who were diagnosed with tuberculosis in our center with age ≥10 years from 2018 to 2020 were included in the study. Data recorded was age, sex, body mass index and socioeconomic status of the patients and site of tubercular disease was collected. Socioeconomic status was estimated as per modified kuppuswamy scale. Results: Mean age of cases was 45.18±20.28. Number of males were 56 and females were 29. Male female ratio was 1.9:1.Number of cases with pulmonary tuberculosis were 58(68.24%) and extra-pulmonary cases were 27(31.76%).Among extra-pulmonary TB cases, 15 were having pleural TB(55.56%), 6(22.22%) were having lymph node TB, 3(11.11%) had abdominal TB, 2(7.41%) were having miliary TB and 1(3.7%) patient had spinal TB. 5(5.9%) patients belonged to lower middle class, 10(11.7%) belonged to upper lower class while 70(82.35%) patents fell down in lower class socioeconomic status as per modified kuppuswamy scale. Conclusion: In our study, there was male predominance among cases of tuberculosis. Most of the cases were among productive age groups. Most common presentation of extra pulmonary TB was pleural effusion. Most of the patients belonged to lower socio economic status.