title: [Intravenous laser radiation treatment of acute and progressive forms of tuberculosis in teenagers].
abstract: In 25 of 44 teenagers suffering from acute and progressive tuberculosis, intravenous blood laser radiation was included into its multimodality treatment following 2-4 weeks of the initiation of chemotherapy. The use of laser enhanced the efficiency of treatment, accelerated positive changes by 1.5-2 months by major clinical and laboratory indices, made the disease run smoothly and caused less pronounced residual changes in the lung.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ovsiankina
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Firsova
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Dobkin
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Rusakova
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001769:Blood / Q000528:radiation effects*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000532:radiotherapy*