Open AccessVariants of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis and the necessity of their differentiated treatment
Author(s) -
G. A. Smirnov
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj100065
Subject(s) - pulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , medicine , qualitative analysis , qualitative research , pathology , social science , sociology
The results of observations of 1196 patients being first ill with destructive pulmonary tuberculosis are analysed. By quantitative and qualitative characteristics of destructive pulmonary process, 5 categories are revealed differing widely in rate and terms of the decay cavities close and results by the action of chemotherapy. pulmonary tuberculosis with minimum destruction, bounded destructive, tuberculomas with decay and fibrocavernous pulmonary tuberculosis. The necessity to develop the differenciated therapy methods of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis depending on its quantitative and qualitative characteristics is stressed.