[Intravascular laser radiation of blood in the multimodality treatment of patients with urogenital tuberculosis].

Abstract

Laser therapy was performed in 45 patients with tuberculosis of the urinary system and male genitals. The radiation was found to have a positive action on the patients' general condition and short-term immunomodulating effect. Following a month, immunological parameters became baseline or near-baseline. In the course of 5 years there was an exacerbation of tuberculosis in 2 (4 +/- 3%) patients who had received laser therapy and in 8-18% routinely treated without laser therapy.

• Authors: I S Kamyshan, G N Drannik, S A Kirichenko, I M Brezden'
• Journal: Problemy tuberkuleza (Probl Tuberk) Issue 2 Pg. 41-3 ( 1998) ISSN: 0032-9533 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Vnutrisosudistoe lazernoe obluchenie krovi v kompleksnom lechenii bol'nykh tuberkulezom mochepolovykh organov.
• PMID: 9613187 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Immunoglobulins

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• B-Lymphocytes (immunology, radiation effects)
• Blood (radiation effects)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Immunoglobulins (blood, radiation effects)
• Laser Therapy
• Male
• Middle Aged
• T-Lymphocytes (immunology, radiation effects)
• Treatment Outcome
• Tuberculosis, Urogenital (blood, immunology, radiotherapy)