title: [Morphometrical assessment of the tuberculous cavern structure in tobacco smokers].
abstract: 527 patients of the lung disease hospital filled in questionnaires. Cavernal walls of 22 patients with fibrocavernous lung tuberculosis were studied morphometrically. Among patients with tuberculosis 21.7 +/- 3.6% males and 4.05 +/- 0.8% females smoked. Total amount of tobacco smoke tars was calculated for assessment of their toxic effect. Tars "stimulate" a specific layer of granulation tissue and "inhibit" process of pneumosclerosis. Fibro-cavernous secondary tuberculosis prevails in smokers, tuberculoma and posttuberculosis pneumosclerosis are characteristic for never-smokers.
authors.affiliation: I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, 119881, Moscow.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ugriumov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000473:pathology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*