title: [Primary disability due to tuberculosis].
abstract: The social and clinical background of 1,043 tuberculosis patients newly recognized as disabled was studied. A complex study of the interrelation between tuberculosis-induced disability and medical and social factors was undertaken. Ineffective treatment proved to be the leading cause of disability, associating with untimely detection of the disease in 19.4% of the cases, irregular chemotherapy in 51.2%, concurrent chronic alcohol abuse in 31.4% as well as with insufficient use of surgical interventions and disruptions in the treatment continuity at its different stages. An important role in establishing the disability belongs to a low qualification level of the patients, their ++counter-indicated occupational conditions and the associated difficulties in their employment. A possible drop in the disability extent depends upon a number of issues dealing with preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and social activities.
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Kanevskaia
authors: E A
authors: EA
authors: Smirnov
authors: L B
authors: LB
authors: Krasotchenko
authors: O P
authors: OP
authors: Sakharova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012426:Russia; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation
vernacular_title: Pervichnaia invalidnost' vsledstvie tuberkuleza.