| Summary: | Aim. The objective of the study was to substantiate the rationality of using monochromatic polarized incoherent optical radiation (photochromotherapy) on the abdomen as a supplement to the standard program for the treatment of acute intestinal infections in children.Material and methods. Twenty-six children with acute intestinal infections from 6 months to 12 years old were observed during inpatient treatment. In the comparison group (n = 11), children received standard therapy, including diet therapy, rehydration, sorbents, probiotics or prebiotics, as well as indications for etiotropic drugs. In the main group, patients (n = 15) in addition to standard therapy received photochromotherapy as an effect on the abdomen with monochromatic polarized incoherent optical radiation from the Bioptron apparatus with a blue filter at a distance of 5 cm labile along the bowel. The duration of photochromotherapy was 5 minutes, the course of treatment included 4-5 sessions 1 time per day. The effectiveness of the therapy regimens used in the groups was assessed by the duration of the disease, the length of inpatient treatment, the dynamics of changes in the clinical blood test at the time of discharge. Results. The advantage of the technique with the addition of standard treatment of acute intestinal infections by photochromotherapy was established. In the main group of patients, the duration of the disease was significantly shorter (9,1±0,8 days) compared to the comparison group (10,2±1,5 days, p=0,02) against the background of a significant decrease in the severity of inflammatory manifestations in the hemogram in form of a decrease in thrombocytosis. Conclusion. The obtained data make it possible to recommend the method of photochromotherapy in the complex therapy of intestinal infections of various etiologies in children older than 6 months.
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