Distribution of 102 children with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis with reference to site of infection and age
| Site of infection | No. of children (%) | Median age (range) |
| Lymphadenitis2-150 | 48 (47) | 3 (1–12) |
| Pleural effusion | 27 (26.5) | 10 (2–14) |
| Meningitis | 16 (15.5) | 4 (0.5–10) |
| Skeletal tuberculosis2-151 | 5 (5) | 6 (6–14) |
| Miliary tuberculosis | 3 (3) | 0.5 (0.5–1) |
| Abdominal tuberculosis | 2 (2) | 6.5 (3.5–9.5) |
| Pericarditis | 1 (1) | 9 |