Symptoms of osteomyelitis

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As osteomyelitis patients, our first task is to treat, this is indisputable. You may think that since we are already ill, it is useless to understand the symptoms. In fact, it is not. You should know that for osteomyelitis, the symptoms in different periods are different. I will tell you about the symptoms of osteomyelitis.

Symptoms of osteomyelitis

Initial osteomyelitis: local swelling is not obvious, generally not red or hot, the affected part is dull pain, skin color as usual. If the disease is in the epiphysis, it affects the joints, and joint dysfunction occurs. The symptoms of osteomyelitis are accompanied by body cold, limb cold, night sweats or loss of appetite, mental depression and other systemic symptoms. The syndrome is due to insufficient endowment, postnatal dystrophy, weakness of Qi and blood, stagnation of toxin, cold phlegm, blockage of meridians and collaterals, and accumulation of toxin into the bone.

Pyogenic osteomyelitis: pain occurs when the lesion is diffuse, skin is not red and hot, bone acid is painful, the whole body is cold and hot, light in the morning and heavy in the evening, the abscess center is full of drama, and there is wave movement. The symptoms of osteomyelitis include obvious fatigue, emaciation, hot flashes and night sweats. The tongue is red, less fluid, and the pulse is fine. If a variety of bacteria mixed infection, can appear high fever, chills and other diseases.

Osteomyelitis in the later stage of ulceration: local ulceration and purulence, dark skin color, clear pus or flocculent substance, and symptoms of osteomyelitis such as pale complexion, thin shape, cold limbs, palpitations, insomnia, self perspiration. The tongue is light, the moss is thin and white, and the pulse is thin and large. The syndrome is characterized by long illness, deficiency of both qi and blood, excessive toxin and evil, bone erosion, hard recovery of healthy qi and hard exhaustion of evil and poison.

matters needing attention

When we find that our situation has changed, for example, from initial osteomyelitis to pyogenic osteomyelitis, we should first inform the attending doctor and listen to professional opinions, and then do a good job in daily nursing measures, so as to avoid further deterioration of the disease.