Caseous pneumonia

Caseous pneumonia is a chronic inflammation of the lungs, in which foci of necrosis with abundant deposition of cheese-like masses form in the lungs.

The disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. With caseous pneumonia, multiple foci of necrosis form in the lungs, ranging in size from a pea to a chicken egg, filled with white-yellow caseous (cheese) masses. Caseosis is the breakdown of lung tissue with the deposition of protein and fat.

Symptoms of caseous pneumonia: fever, night sweats, cough with purulent sputum, shortness of breath, weight loss, weakness.

Diagnosis is based on data from radiation methods (radiography, computed tomography of the chest), as well as on the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum.

Treatment includes long-term use of anti-TB drugs. With timely treatment, the prognosis is favorable. Without treatment, the process may progress with the development of destruction and fibrosis of the lungs.