Perianal tuberculosis: A case report and review of the literature

Table 1 Characteristics of perianal tuberculosis patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and without active pulmonary tuberculosis n (%)

	Active pulmonary TB	Without APTB
	(n = 34)	(n = 24)
Age (mean yr)	41.2	51.1
Sex (male)	30 (88.2)	22 (91.7)
Underling diseases	6 (17.6)	5 (20.8)
Previous anal surgery	4 (11.8)	5 (20.8)
TB complications	2 (5.9)	2 (8.3)
Intestinal TB	0	2 (8.3)
Anal carcinoma	2 (5.9)	1 (4.2)
Duration of anal lesion (mo)	6.8	66.5

TB complication: Miliary TB, peritoneal TB, and iliopsoas muscle abscess by TB. Underling disease: Respiratory diseases 3, diabetes mellitus 2, hepatitis 1, hepatitis + human immunodeficiency virus 1, chronic kidney disease 1, malignancy 1, autoimmune disease 1, cardiovascular disease 1. TB: Tuberculosis; APTB: Active pulmonary tuberculosis.