Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
In Areas With Limited Diagnostic Facilities
Daniel P. Chin, MD, MPH
Medical Officer
World Health Organization
Regional Office of Western Pacific
Office of the WHO Representative, China
Background
・Definitive diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) is often difficult
・Diagnosis may have to be presumptive, provided you can exclude other conditions
・Degree of certainty of diagnosis depends on availability of diagnostic tools
・Where diagnostic facilities are limited, more difficult to establish diagnosis of EPTB
