SELECTED ASPECTS OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS WITH MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT COMBINATION AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: IN THE FOCUS OF INHALED GLUCOCORTICOSTEROIDS

Introduction. The problem of treating tuberculosis (TB) remains relevant, due to the growth of drug-resistant forms of mycobacterium tuberculosis and an increase in the incidence of TB in persons with comorbid bronchopulmonary pathology, which requires comprehensive management of this category of patients, with mandatory drug correction of concomitant pathology. Aim. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of inhaled glucocorticosteroids (budesonide / formoterol 160 / 4.5 in an Inhaler device) on the efficacy of TB therapy in patients with newly diagnosed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR) who developed in the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Material and methods. A simple, prospective, comparative study in accordance with the inclusion criteria included 40 patients admitted to an anti-tuberculosis dispensary with newly diagnosed MDR tuberculosis with COPD. The diagnosis of TB and COPD was confirmed using radiographic, functional and laboratory research methods. Group 1, age Me (25; 75) 55.5 (46; 58) years - 22 patients with MDR + COPD tuberculosis who, simultaneously with TB chemotherapy, received a short-acting M-anticholinergic blocker, 2 inhalations 4 times a day, group 2, age 54.5 (51; 58) years - 18 patients with MDR + COPD tuberculosis, simultaneously with TB chemotherapy received a combination of ICS with a long-acting bronchodilator (beta-2-agonist (LABA)), budesonide + formoterol 160 / 4.5 μg dose - 2 inhalations 2 times a day (in an inhaler device). Duration of observation is 9 months. Results and discussion. After 9 months of observation, closure of decay cavities in 63.6% in group 1 and 83.3% in group 2 (χ² = 0.3; p = 0.581), smear negativity in 90.9% of cases in group 1 and in 100, 0% in group 2, respectively (χ² = 0.04 p = 0.834), abacillated 63.3% and 100.0% in groups 1 and 2, respectively (χ² = 0.46; p = 0.496). Against the background of the use of ICS in the intensive phase of TB chemotherapy simultaneously with antibiotic therapy, there was a decrease in the time of abacillation and closure of decay cavities in comparison with the group that did not receive ICS. At the same time in broncholics, the use of ICS made it possible to quickly stop the broncho-obstructive syndrome, improve the quality of life and compliance with long-term anti-tuberculosis therapy. An additional nonspecific anti-inflammatory effect of ICS promoted the active resorption of infiltrative changes and the cure of a specific process, reducing the duration of the main course of treatment, including in patients with MDR. Conclusion. Patients of the anti-tuberculosis dispensary with concomitant bronchopulmonary pathology need complex treatment aimed at correcting comorbid conditions, simultaneously with chemotherapy for tuberculosis. The use of ICS in addition to long-acting bronchodilators (LABA, LDAH) in patients with COPD for the correction of broncho-obstructive syndrome in the intensive phase of TB treatment can reduce the time of smear negativity, abacillation and closure of decay cavities.