[Dynamics of changes in lipid peroxidation and activity of superoxide dismutase in erythrocytes of patients with tuberculosis].

Evaluation of the lipid peroxidation rate and the superoxide dismutase activity in patients with tuberculosis showed that lipid peroxidation was distinctly increased in focal and infiltrative forms of the disease, while the enzymatic activity was altered dissimilarly. Activation of superoxide dismutase observed in focal tuberculosis appears to have a compensatory importance.