[Intestinal perforation in tuberculosis].

For 5 years the authors observed isolated abdominal tuberculosis in 6 patients. Five of them who were urgently operated upon had perforations of the tuberculous ulcers of the intestine. A specific character of the inflammation was confirmed by histological investigations.

[Emergency diagnosis of tuberculosis in patients admitted to the Institute of Emergency Care].

Tuberculosis was first recognized by a phthisiothera-pist in 52 patients and in 3 cases at autopsy at the admission and resuscitation units. Out of 55 patients, 39 (71 +/- 6.1%) were found to have acute, general processes (subacute dissemination and acute military tuberculosis, caseous pneumonia, multiple preliminary extrapulmonary diseases).

[Effectiveness of fluorography in the prevention and diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and cancer].

Annual fluorographic examinations, involving about 80% of adult population, helped detect 81.6 +/- 0.6% of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and 37 +/- 0.

[Causes of formation of destructive tuberculosis of the lungs].

It was shown that irregular fluorographic examinations, undetected pathological processes on fluorograms and their erroneous interpretation were the causes of destructive tuberculosis of the lung. Early detection of tuberculosis was hampered by prior nonspecific diseases of the respiratory organs and underestimation of the process activity especially when chronic bronchopulmonary diseases were associated with residual signs of cured tuberculosis. Recommendations for prophylaxis of destructive tuberculosis of the lung are presented.

[Organization of fluorographic examinations of the population in large cities].

A 5-year experience with fluorographic examination of the population of Leningrad is described. The data show that it is untimely to prolong the intervals between check fluorographic examinations. Difficulties in forming the risk groups are also indicated.