FEATURES OF CONNECTION OF PNEUMONIA WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Abstract

Out of hospital pneumonia against the background of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a number of clinical and pathogenetic features that allows to distinguish this comorbidity as a separate clinical problem, and pathogenetic peculiarities, which allows to single out this comorbidity into a separate clinical problem. Morphofunctional changes, increased microbial colonization of mucous membranes, disorders in the system of local bronchopulmonary protection, local defense of the bronchopulmonary system, as well as the use of inhaled glucocorticosteroids.