In the last 30 years, there has been an increase in the incidence of infectious lesions of the bronchi and lungs with atypical pathogens. Symptoms change, difficulties arise with the diagnosis, the pathology is severe. These diseases include Legionella pneumonia. Every tenth patient with pneumonia has symptoms of this type of pathology. Features of symptoms Pneumonia of this...
Pneumonia in adolescents of senior school age develops quite often. Being constantly in a team, children easily pick up viruses from each other that cause an inflammatory process. An additional risk factor can be reduced adolescent immunity against the background of hormonal changes. Reasons for development An inflammatory disease is caused by: viruses; bacteria; Candida mushrooms. Other...
Inflammatory diseases of the lower respiratory tract are often a problem in older age. Pneumonia in the elderly is an urgent problem in modern medicine. About 50% of pneumonia in this population group ends in severe complications or death due to untimely access to a doctor and hospitalization with congestive, severe forms of the disease. Varieties There...
With pneumonia, gas exchange in the lungs is disrupted, inflammation covers the structures of the lower respiratory tract. There is a type of disease caused by an unusual microorganism. It is resistant to drugs, so the disease is difficult. This form of pneumonia is called Pneumocystis Pneumonia (Pneumocystosis). It is rare, but everyone is at risk of contracting it....
Pneumonia, or pneumonia, is an infectious disease of the respiratory system. Usually a healthy or relatively healthy person gets pneumonia 1-2 times in their entire life. With a recurrence of the symptoms of the disease, after a complete cure, we can talk about a relapse of the disease. This pneumonia is called recurrent pneumonia. Risk group The problem...
The duration of treatment for pneumonia depends on many factors, including the patient’s self-discipline. Do not treat the disease as a common cold. Therapy for pneumonia should be carefully selected and carried out under the supervision of a specialist. Only in this case will the treatment be effective and fast. Duration of treatment for pneumonia The treatment time...
Inflammation of the lungs (pneumonia) is caused by a variety of causes and pathogens. The pathological process is accompanied by edema, destruction of the alveoli with the formation of connective tissue in place of dead lung cells, hyperthermia. There are 4 stages of pneumonia and 3 degrees of disease severity: mild, moderate and severe. Characteristics of stages...
Pneumonia is a disease of the respiratory system that can be caused by various etiological factors. In the affected area are the respiratory parts of the lungs. The risk of developing pathological changes in the parenchymal tissue is increased in babies with a history of cardiovascular ailments and immunodeficiency. In the treatment of pneumonia in children , medications and...
Staphylococcal pneumonia is an acute disease that affects the lung tissue. The causative agent of the pathology is a pyogenic microbe. If you ignore the characteristic symptoms, the likelihood of the appearance of destructive changes increases. The disease can develop both at home and in a hospital setting. Inflammation of the lungs, provoked by staphylococcus, is quite difficult. The...
Segmental pneumonia is characterized by the spread of pathology in a certain segment of the paired organ, which does not go beyond the lung tissue. Classification According to the localization of inflammation, pneumonia is divided into right- and left-sided. At the same time, the disease can affect not one, but several areas: segmental – pathology is located only...
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