The principles of chemotherapy for tuberculous pleurisy are the same as those for active tuberculosis, and the five principles of early, combined, regular, full and adequate treatment should be adhered to.
The majority of patients have a good prognosis with standardised anti-tuberculosis treatment. However, patients with chronic tuberculous septic chest often have pleural bronchial fistulas and mixed infections with a variety of pathogenic bacteria, as well as weaker cardiopulmonary function, bronchiectasis, pulmonary heart disease, etc. The prognosis is poor. The prognosis is poor. If complicated by refractory tuberculosis, it is often a chronic source of infection with tuberculosis.