What symptom does radiation pneumonitis have

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Radiation pneumonitis is usually caused by lung inflammation after radiotherapy, mainly lung cancer patients or breast cancer patients, or malignant lymphoma patients after chest radiotherapy, lung tissue damage in the radiation field. What are the symptoms of radiation pneumonitis? Let me tell you about it.

What symptom does radiation pneumonitis have

First: radiation pneumonitis generally in patients with radiotherapy after two weeks to three weeks or so to go out, the disease patients have more severe dry cough, and at the same time shortness of breath. Other patients feel chest pain, palpitations and palpitations. Some patients with body fever, may not fever, occasionally high fever.

Second: radiation pneumonitis can lead to acute lung fibrosis, and then can cause other respiratory tract infections, leading to respiratory symptoms, and easily lead to radiation esophagitis, making it difficult for patients to breathe. Some patients tend to have tenderness in the ribs, and the skin at the radiation site slowly atrophies.

Third: the skin of the part receiving radiotherapy will gradually harden, there may be dry rales or wet rales during lung examination, and the patient may have a strong friction sound when breathing. If the disease is not treated in time, it can cause pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary heart disease.

matters needing attention

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