[Experience with the compulsory treatment of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and alcoholism].
Patients with alcoholism and tuberculosis suffer most frequently of alcoholism stage II. Tuberculosis effects unfavourably the course of alcoholism. Most frequently acute alcohol psychoses appear in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis showing a severe and prolonged course. Alcoholism effects the process of treatment of tuberculosis: healing of cavernosis is noted in 9.8%, abacillation--in 11.5%. Compulsory treatment of patients with alcoholism and tuberculosis should be carried out in large antitubercular clinics with special wards for these purposes. Decisions should be made by courts. In narcological clinics special wards for the treatment of the above mentioned patients should be singled out.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000628:therapy*; D014455:Ukraine
Opyt prinuditel'nogo lecheniia bol'nykh tuberkulezom legkikh i alkogolizmom.