Tuberculosis, It is not just lungs. What is the 'extra-pulmonary tuberculosis'?

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Unlike other bacteria, tuberculosis can only live in human body, so tuberculosis bacteria are spread through the air from one person to another. Tuberculosis is transmitted through the respiratory tract, not by the tableware and towels used by the infected person.

When active tuberculosis patients cough or sneeze, tuberculosis bacteria are spread a bunch of tiny droplet into the air. The moisture of droplet  evaporates and only tuberculosis bacteria remain in the air. When people around them and breathe, they enter the lungs together and become infected. However, not everyone in the same space becomes a tuberculosis patient.

Most people think tuberculosis occurs in the lungs, but not necessarily. About 85 percent of tuberculosis is pulmonary tuberculosis that develops in the lungs, but can occur anywhere in the body if it enters blood vessels or lymphatic vessels and spreads throughout the body. Tuberculosis, which occurs in organs other than the lungs, is called extracorporeal tuberculosis, and in this case, it is not transmitted to others due to sarcastic remarks such as coughing and sneezing. Exopneumonia tuberculosis occurs in 25 to 35 percent of children and 10 to 15 percent of adults.

Extraneous tuberculosis from organs other than the lungs, so where?

Abdominal tuberculosis can occur in various places, including lymph nodes, vertebrae, pelvis and intestines, especially in lymph nodes, pleura, intestines and bone joints. If you have lymph node tuberculosis, you will feel pain in the neck or armpit area as the lymph nodes grow along with systemic symptoms such as fever, night cold, weakness, nervousness, and lack of appetite.

Osteoporax tuberculosis occurs a lot to carry the spine and weight, and among them, spinal tuberculosis causes back pain. Pelvic tuberculosis has a serious effect on women's reproductive health, with irregular menstruation, constant pain in the lower abdomen, and continuous release of colorless or pale pink secretions. Others include tuberculosis lymphadenitis, which swells with swelling of the throat, tuberculosis pleurisy, and tuberculosis meningitis, which accompanies headaches.