Scientific journal
Научное обозрение. Медицинские науки
ISSN 2500-0780
ПИ №ФС77-57452

PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AND COPD

Lushnikova A.V. 1 Velikaya O.V. 1
1 Voronezh State Medical Academy n. a. N.N. Burdenko
The analysis of characteristics of the course of pulmonary tuberculosis combined with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. With the development of TB infection in the background COPD and, conversely, the development of comorbidity against tuberculosis observed relative weighting of their trends: on the one hand, there are common forms of chronic tuberculosis, on the other hand, there has been more severe comorbidities. In patients with COPD, there are more severe forms of tuberculosis in sputum smear- , the greater frequency of formation of cavities in the lung tissue, slow dynamics of the presence of airflow obstruction in pulmonary tuberculosis contributes to the deterioration of regional gas exchange and the development of hypoxemia and hypercapnia, respiratory failure, the formation of chronic pulmonary heart disease, in turn is the cause of high morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic forms of the disease. The problem of tuberculosis is one of the most significant problems due to drug-resistant Office. Questions COPD combined with pulmonary tuberculosis remain relevant, modern high bronchodilators as tiotropium in patients with tuberculosis are not used.