ANALYSIS OF THE COURSE OF INFILTRATIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN WOMEN

Abstract

The article presents a comparative analysis of the course of infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis in women and men, based on the analysis of the case histories of 58 patients who were in inpatient treatment in the department of respiratory tuberculosis of the Republic Scientific Centre “Phthisiology” in 2018. All patients showed symptoms of intoxication, different intensity. Upon admission, males complainted of weakness in 24% of cases, women - in 21%. It should be noted that sweating occurred in 14% in women and 3% in men, weight loss was observed in 14% of male patients, women lost weight in 7% of cases. When considering the prevalence of the tuberculosis process, it was revealed that the process in most patients was common, since it was localized in 1 segment - 48% in men and 38% in women, in 2 segments - 45% and 52%, respectively. It should also be noted that lesions of an entire lobe of the lung were observed in 5 men and 7 women, however, despite this, it is noted that clinical-radiological improvement occurred in women faster than in men.