[Duration of treatment and followup of patients operated for peripheral lymph nodes tuberculosis].

The paper analyzes patients with localized caseous necrotic tuberculosis of the peripheral lymph nodes, who were treated with antituberculous agents and underwent early surgical interventions. Follow-ups of the patients' status, changes in the clinical signs of the disease, hemograms, ESR, and immunological parameters revealed that the duration of the basic treatment regimen and follow-ups averaged 5 months and 4 years, respectively.