Early symptoms of bronchial tuberculosis?

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As a tuberculosis doctor, I come into contact with many tuberculosis patients. One of them, bronchial tuberculosis, attracted my attention. It has some particularity, often delayed diagnosis and treatment for half a year, a year, some patients even misdiagnosed as long as three years. Early symptoms of bronchial tuberculosis? Let's talk about it

Early symptoms of bronchial tuberculosis?

Long course of disease (that is to say, the duration of symptoms is long, regardless of the severity of symptoms); The symptoms were repeated and gradually aggravated; In the initial stage, the cough was mild occasionally, but gradually it became severe and severe, even chest tightness, shortness of breath, aggravation of lying on the back, and inability to lie on the back,

Severe patients can hear wheezing or snoring when breathing. Other symptoms are dispensable: fever, poor appetite, weight loss, night sweats, hemoptysis, etc.

Once diagnosed with bronchial tuberculosis, immediately start treatment. In addition to oral antituberculosis drugs, aerosol inhalation drugs and bronchoscopic interventional therapy must be carried out at the same time, including injection of antituberculosis drugs, removal of tuberculous cheese or granuloma by forceps, microwave or cryotherapy, balloon dilation, etc. the specific method to be adopted depends on the patient's different conditions.

matters needing attention

At ordinary times, we should keep a good family environment, quit smoking and drinking, adhere to the daily appropriate physical exercise, pay attention to climate change and cold season. We should also have a balanced mind and always maintain a stable mood.