Symptoms of recurrence of tuberculous pleurisy

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Zhang, an employee of the company, had fever, chest pain, right pleural effusion, X-ray and other examinations, and was diagnosed as tuberculous pleurisy. The doctor used isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and other anti tuberculosis drugs, but never carried out local pleural effusion puncture. After four months of treatment, it still failed. Later, B-ultrasound examination found that Zhang has been wrapped right pleural effusion, pleural thickening, extensive adhesion, appear in this case to the hospital in time to check, tuberculous pleurisy recurrence symptoms, below I tell you.

Symptoms of recurrence of tuberculous pleurisy

Tuberculous pleurisy is a common extrapulmonary tuberculosis, which is common in children and adolescents. Clinically, exudative pleurisy is more common, the main tuberculosis infection, will appear in half a year. The symptoms of acute attack may be slow, more acute, fever, and then a high fever, high fever gradually subsided after 1-2 weeks. At the same time, the affected side had chest pain, fatigue, cough and dyspnea. Cough, chest pain. Posterior chest pain and effusion may increase, decrease or disappear. If there is effusion, there may be dyspnea, chest tightness.

Due to the left side of tuberculous pleurisy pain, anti tuberculosis, pleural puncture drainage treatment, pleural effusion after basic absorption. Due to busy work, after discharge, did not regularly to the hospital for examination, also did not continue treatment. Half a year later, Li had chest tightness again, dyspnea, repeated pleural aspiration, local treatment, pleural effusion not only did not absorb, gradually transformed into tuberculous empyema. In recent two years, Li's condition further development: a large number of left pleural thickening, pleural effusion.

Another reason for refractory pleurisy is that there is no official use of anti tuberculosis drugs. Many patients think that pleural effusion absorption, symptoms will disappear, everything is very good. Intermittent or intermittent early use of anti tuberculosis drugs, leading to residual tuberculosis "comeback" and fight against tuberculosis drug resistance, affecting the treatment effect.

matters needing attention

Comprehensive treatment. Including work and rest, strengthen nutrition, eat more vegetables, fruits, fish, eggs, lean meat and other food. You can take measures to improve the body's resistance and immunity. In the acute phase, patients should rest all day in order to recover a slight physical pleural effusion, but not too tired. In the stable period, we can take part in some physical exercises to strengthen the physique and promote the gradual recovery of the disease.