[Prediction of infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis outcomes depending on the procedure of its detection and on the manifestation of clinical and x-ray symptoms].

Abstract

The possibility of predicting the outcomes of infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis (IPT) depending on the procedure of its detection and on the manifestations of clinical and X-ray symptoms has been assessed. The severity of clinical symptoms of IPT is shown to be much higher in patients who actively seek medical aid than that in patients identified at planned fluorographic study. Actively seeking medical aid and the high baseline degree of clinical and X-ray manifestations have been found to be significant predictors of a good response to combined drug therapy for IPT with the clinical recovery being achieved in patients, the minor residual (posttuberculosis) changes developed in the lung, and the decreased need for surgical treatment for IPT.