What symptom is pneumothorax?

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Pneumothorax is a kind of disease. If people have not been exposed to this disease, they will not know what kind of disease it is, what manifestations it has, and what is the harm of not being treated in time. Pneumothorax, literally, is caused by gas entering the thoracic cavity. Strictly speaking, it refers to gas entering the pleural cavity, causing pneumothorax. Pneumothorax has great harm, such as dyspnea, tension, chest tightness, arrhythmia, restlessness, cold sweat, etc. Therefore, timely detection is very important for treatment, So what are the clinical symptoms of pneumothorax? Here is the introduction.

What symptom is pneumothorax?

Primary pneumothorax: this kind of situation, mainly refers to usually does not have any respiratory tract or the lung disease, the routine examination, also did not discover what pathological changes the healthy person appears the gas to enter the pleural cavity, causes the gas accumulation state, forms the pneumothorax, generally appears quite suddenly, needs to arrive at the hospital to carry on the treatment promptly.

Secondary pneumothorax: This is mainly caused by other diseases, such as emphysema, pneumonia, tuberculosis, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and other diseases, resulting in pulmonary bullae, causing the performance of pneumothorax. In this case, treatment needs to start from the induced diseases. Only by thoroughly treating the diseases causing pneumothorax, the problem of pneumothorax will be solved naturally.

Special types of pneumothorax: there are many kinds, such as pneumothorax caused by menstrual changes, pneumothorax caused by emotional reasons, pneumothorax caused by trauma, pneumothorax caused by the elderly, etc. this kind of situation is relatively rare, and the etiology is difficult to determine, which is difficult to treat.

matters needing attention

There are many causes of pneumothorax, and there are many diseases, so the corresponding treatment methods will be different. Therefore, after the symptoms of pneumothorax appear, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time to find out the specific cause of the disease, and then carry out targeted treatment. It is not allowed to use drugs blindly, so as not to delay the disease or even threaten life safety.