Tuberculoza poate fi însoţită de dereglări psihonevrotice, apariţia cărora depinde de mai multe cauze: reacţii psihogene, apărute la afl area diagnozei de tuberculoză; prezenţa neajunsurilor fi zice sau cosmetice provocate de tuberculoză; dereglările psihoneurologice ca consecinţă a tratamentului specifi c antibacterian. În caz de administrare a tratamentului specifi c, tuberculoza se tratează; în caz contrar poate fi o maladie fatală pentru ½ cazuri.

Psycho-neurotic features of patients with tuberculosis Tuberculosis may be accompanied by neuro-psychiatric disorders, the occurrence of which depends on many causes: psychogenic reactions, arising in connection with the diagnosis of tuberculosis or the presence of physical or cosmetic fl aws in the system affecting skin, bone, joint, neuro-psychiatric disorders caused by tuberculous intoxication, neuro-psychiatric disorders related to the specifi c use of antibacterial preparations. If properly treated, tuberculosis caused by strains chimiosensibile is curable in all cases; if not treated, the disease can be fatal within fi ve years more than half of cases.