FEATURES OF THE CLINICAL COURSE OF PROLONGED PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN

Currently, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children is a very pressing problem in pediatrics due to its high prevalence and the number of deaths from this pathology [1].

Research in recent years indicates a significant change in the clinical course of the disease and an increase in the number of cases of prolonged pneumonia. The causes, pathogenesis, course and approaches to treatment of prolonged pneumonia remain controversial and not fully studied. At the same time, VP acquires particular significance in the group of children with concomitant diseases, with reduced body resistance due to the fact that these patients have extreme tension in the immune response processes, a violation of intercellular cooperation and insufficient reserve capabilities of the body. CAP in these children is characterized by clinical features and a more severe course [2]. This is due not only to changes in the immune response, which reflect the characteristics of the immune response to infection, but also to disturbances at the level of local protection of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract [4,5]. Risk factors for the development of prolonged pneumonia are also background conditions and diseases, the age of the patient, the severity of the inflammatory process and the virulence of the pathogen [3].

Based on the above, the study of the clinical features of the course of prolonged pneumonia is relevant.