N. A. Lifshits (Leningrad). The course of caseous pneumonia in tuberculosis patients treated with antibacterial drugs

Abstract

During 1952-57, we observed 53 patients with caseous pneumonia aged 20 to 60 years and above; men-34, women-19. In 6 patients, caseous pneumonia was the first manifestation of the disease, in 47 it was an exacerbation of progressive pulmonary tuberculosis (in 46 — chronic fibrotic cavernous, in 1-disseminated). In 21 cases, the prescription of tuberculosis was 3-5 years, in 26-more than 5 years. In 7 people, caseous pneumonia developed due to blood aspiration during pulmonary bleeding.

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