[Mucociliary transport in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by bronchial obstruction]

The examination of 98 patients with newly diagnosed destructive pulmonary tuberculosis was undertaken to find the relation between the condition of the bronchial tree, level of obstruction and degree of mucociliary insufficiency. The latter was shown to depend on the condition of the bronchial free and was most manifest in diffuse endobronchitis. At the same time, the degree and level of obstruction of the bronchial tree also had influence on the rate of mucociliary transport.