[Current aspects of the pathomorphosis of tuberculosis]

An analysis of the clinico-anatomical concept "pathomorphosis" allows distinguishing the factors that determine it: social-economical, therapeutic--preventive, ecological and evolutionary adaptive ones. The essence of "the induced pathomorphosis" of tuberculosis is revealed on the basis of epidemiological, clinical and pathological features. The category "pathomorphosis" is reported to be changeable and any weakening of preventive antituberculosis measures will result in the reccurence of classical forms of the disease.