What are the symptoms of mediastinal infection?

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Mediastinal infection can be divided into primary and secondary. Primary mediastinal infection is an imprecise diagnosis in clinic, and a few cases are transformed from acute mediastinal infection after treatment. Secondary mediastinal infection is usually caused by Staphylococcus. What are the symptoms of mediastinal infection? Let's talk about it

What are the symptoms of mediastinal infection?

Primary mediastinal infection: early diagnosis is more difficult, the general symptoms are chest pain, low fever, general weakness, weight loss, cough, chronic disease symptoms, and even develop into cachexia.

Laboratory tests can find that there is a decrease in hemoglobin, white blood cells continue to rise, X-ray film early can not be found abnormal. Secondary mediastinal infection: high fever, chills, collapse and shock, severe pain after sternum, dyspnea, increased heart rate.

For trachea or esophagus injury, subcutaneous emphysema and subcutaneous strangulation can be seen in the neck in the early stage. Subcutaneous emphysema begins in the neck area and spreads rapidly to the whole body. White blood cells increased in varying degrees, some as high as; 109 / L (3000 / mm3).

matters needing attention

Support therapy, strengthen nutrition, improve their own resistance, anti infection. Primary mediastinal abscess is the main cause of the disease. The superior vena cava syndrome and pericarditis caused by venous obstruction and compression need surgical treatment.