title: [Diagnostic features for the early variant of caseous pneumonia].
abstract: Examination of clinical, X-ray, and laboratory data of 312 patients with caseous pneumonia identified an early variant of this disease in 35%. The early variant was the initial stage of caseous pneumonia, characterized by the comparable restricted extent of alterative lesion and by the absence of signs of severe multiple organ dysfunction. The application of a package of intensive methods of etiotropic and pathogenetic therapy, including regional lymphotropic therapy and extracorporeal immune pharmacotherapy led to bacterial isolation cessation in 81% of patients. Clinical recovery was achieved in 63% of the patients with the detected early variant of caseous pneumonia. There were no fatal cases in patients with the early variant of caseous pneumonia. The study demonstrated the value of the clinical X-ray variants of caseous pneumonia for its early diagnosis and initiation of therapy.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kibrik
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Chelnokova
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography