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Objective
To determine the incidence of extra‐pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and examine the risk factors and the clinical features of the disease over a ten‐year period.
Methods
Retrospective study of records of patients who were followed and registered in the TB registry programme in the health district of Gorgan, Iran from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2017.
Results
Among 2280 TB records,...