title: Erythrocyte structure and function in fibrocavernous tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis.
abstract: Erythrocyte disintegration processes are more pronounced in meningeal tuberculosis, which is associated with a shift in isoform spectrum of hemoglobin, catalase inhibition, and a sharp aggravation of lactoacidosis. The severity of erythrocyte disintegration cannot serve as a criterion of differential diagnosis of tuberculosis severity.
authors.affiliation: National Center of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Tbilisi.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Khvitiya
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Khechinashvili
authors.forename: Sh
authors.initials: Sh
authors.lastname: Sabanadze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000097:blood*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000097:blood*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood*