Intestinal tuberculosis: treatment
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Treatment of intestinal tuberculosis is carried out in specialized tuberculosis hospitals with specific anti-tuberculosis drugs. During the exacerbation, the food should be given in a frayed form, fractional (4-5 times a day), it should be rich in proteins, easily assimilated fats and vitamins. If the enzymatic processes in the intestine are disturbed, additionally preparations of digestive enzymes are prescribed, with iron deficiency anemia - iron preparations are parenterally administered.
Forecast. The course of intestinal tuberculosis in the absence of appropriate treatment is usually progressive. The prognosis is largely determined by the severity of tuberculosis lesions of the intestine, as well as lungs and other organs. Possible complications - narrowing of the lumen of the intestine, intestinal obstruction, peritonitis, perforation of tuberculous ulcers, intestinal bleeding, insufficiency of suction syndrome, amyloidosis - worsen the prognosis.
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