Know about extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis refers to disease outside the lungs. It is sometimes confused with non-respiratory disease. Disease of the larynx for example, which is part of the respiratory system, is respiratory but extra-pulmonary.Extra-pulmonary TB may be characterized by swelling of the particular site infected (lymph node), mobility impairment (spine), severe headache and neurological dysfunction especially in case of TB meningitis.