[Use of laser therapy in combined treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in children and adolescents].

The effect of 0.89 micron wave gallium arsenide laser radiation was studied on 19 patients with various forms of pulmonary tuberculosis. Laser therapy was conducted in combination with antibacterial drugs. Laser skin radiation was projected into the pathologic process. The regimen included 15 sessions at 7-day intervals. The use of laser energy in the complex management of pulmonary tuberculosis patients makes it possible to reduce lung destruction healing and to accelerate normalization of biochemical indices and their hemogram.