[Clinical aspects of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with borderline disorders of carbohydrate metabolism].

Clinical symptoms and running of tuberculosis of the lungs were compared for matched patients with the presence of borderline disturbances of carbohydrate metabolism (group 1) or their absence (group 2). Group 1 patients were distinguished for more acute onset, severe intoxication, rapid development of advanced bilateral lesions with multiple destructions. Side effects in group 1 were more frequent and chemotherapy results worse than in control group 2. It is emphasized that derangements of carbohydrate metabolism should be verified to make adequate corrections in treatment programs of tuberculosis.