Length of Antituberculous Therapy for a Patient with Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

 

NOTE: The duration of therapy for a multi-drug resistant strain is unknown.

 

Sites of infection treated for 6 months:

(1) lymph node

(2) pleura

(3) pericardium

(4) genitourinary

(5) peritoneal

(6) disseminated disease

 

Sites of infection treated for 6-9 months:

(1) bone and joint

 

Sites of infection treated for 9-12 months

(1) central nervous system (CNS), including meninges

 

In addition to antituberculous therapy, corticosteroids are recommended for:

(1) pericarditis

(2) CNS involvement