Epidemiological Profile of Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis cases in a municipality of Paraiba state, 2001-2010

INTRODUCTION: The extra-pulmonary form of tuberculosis is the one in which there is a compromising of other organs different from the lung.OBJECTIVE: To identify the profile of the cases of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis notified in the municipality of Campina Grande (PB), Brazil, from 2001 to 2010.METHOD: It is a retrospective, transversal study with quantitative approach. The data were submitted to the calculation of absolute and relative frequencies, incidences and application of χ2 test for association.RESULTS: The average incidence was of 5.3/100,000 inhabitants. The profile evidenced male (52,8%), age between 20 and 39 years old (48.4%), white race (44.4%) and with incomplete high school (39,3%), there was a strong association between indication to the Supervised Treatment and the variables schooling, accomplishment anti-VIH and presence of AIDS, the pleural and ganglionic peripheral attack the most prevalent among the cases.CONCLUSION: To know the profile and the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is important, because it can help the health services on the identification and follow-up of the population with bigger vulnerability to falling sick. Having in mind the gravity of the lesions and possible evolution to death, it must be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.