What symptom does senile tuberculosis have?

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The health of the elderly is a phenomenon that many people are concerned about. In many cases, because some of the elderly may have more severe physical decline, many of them may have more diseases, and sometimes they may die because they can't be diagnosed in time, When a lot of old people suffer from tuberculosis, because the performance of other diseases may be the same, leading to misdiagnosis, then, what are the symptoms of tuberculosis in old people?? Now let me introduce it to you

What symptom does senile tuberculosis have?

(1) cough and expectoration: the infiltrative focus has mild cough, dry cough or only a small amount of mucus sputum. The amount of sputum increases when there is cavity. If it is accompanied by secondary infection, the sputum is purulent. When it is combined with bronchial tuberculosis, it has irritating cough, accompanied by localized wheezing or wheezing.

② Hemoptysis: 1 / 3 ~ 1 / 2 patients have hemoptysis in different stages. Destructive lesions are easy to hemoptysis, while healing lesions, fibrosis and calcification can also directly or indirectly (secondary bronchiectasis) cause hemoptysis. Inflammation of tuberculosis lesions increases capillary permeability, and often shows sputum.

③ Chest pain: insidious pain of uncertain location is often caused by nerve reflex, fixed acupuncture like pain. With the aggravation of respiration and cough, the symptoms of the affected side in decubitus position are relieved, which is often due to pleural involvement. The diaphragm and pleura are stimulated, and the pain can radiate to the shoulder or upper abdomen.

matters needing attention

Because many of the elderly may be accompanied by some chronic throat diseases, there are some elderly people who are easy to be misdiagnosed and delay treatment after changing into tuberculosis, so we must pay attention to their own physical changes in daily life, and try our best to make a diagnosis and treatment.