[Status of the bronchi in adolescents and young patients with tuberculosis of the respiratory organs]. / Sostoianie bronkhov u podrostkov i lits molodogo vozrasta, bol'nykh tuberkulezom organov dykhaniia.

A comparative analysis is presented of the results of bronchoscopy carried out in 1976-1980 in 406 adolescents and young subjects with different forms of pulmonary tuberculosis and in 115 patients of the same age groups who were examined in 1987-1989. The last decade was marked by the incidence decrease of tuberculosis of bronchi in patients with tuberculosis of respiratory organs from 27.8 to 17.4% and by more benign course. At the same time, the incidence of nonspecific endobronchitis significantly increased (by 3 times). Among the causes of development and growth of the incidence of nonspecific endobronchitis in pulmonary tuberculosis patients the main role is assigned to the deterioration of ecological situation, occupational factors and bad habits. It is considered that nonspecific endobronchitis is not the consequence of pulmonary tuberculosis but are independent diseases having a negative influence on the course of pulmonary tuberculosis.