Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Oklahoma, 1965 to 1973.

Three hundred seventy cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis were reported to the Oklahoma State Department of Health between January 1, 1965 and December 31, 1973. The annual number of cases reported showed no tendency to decrease with time. A greater proportion of cases reported in recent years had bacteriologic confirmation. When compared to the distribution of all newly diagnosed cases of tuberculosis in the population, a greater proportion of newly diagnosed cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis occurred in nonwhites. This was especially true to tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous lymphadenitis, and miliary tuberculosis. Possible reasons for the failure of the number of newly reported cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis to decrease in recent years are presented.