Symptoms of tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis is a chronic and delayed infectious disease in young people. The incubation period was 4-8 weeks. 80% of them occurred in the lung, and other parts (cervical lymph, meninges, peritoneum, intestine, skin, bone) can also be secondary infection. Symptoms caused by tuberculosis? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Symptoms of tuberculosis

In the afternoon temperature rise, generally between 37 ~ 38 ℃, patients often accompanied by general fatigue or emaciation, night sweats, women can lead to irregular menstruation or menopause. Cough and expectoration are the most common early symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Clinical manifestations are very inconsistent, some asymptomatic or very mild, some similar to chronic gastritis, gastric cancer, most like ulcer disease, patients with upper abdominal discomfort or pain, often accompanied by acid regurgitation belching, abdominal pain has nothing to do with eating. The vomiting of pylorus obstruction is mainly in the afternoon and evening. The vomitus is the food. It does not contain bile. Occult blood can be negative. Abdominal distension is relieved after vomiting.

In addition to gastric symptoms, it can also be accompanied by systemic tuberculosis symptoms, such as fatigue, weight loss, afternoon fever, night sweats, etc. Physical examination of the upper abdomen can sometimes touch irregular mass, pyloric obstruction, in the upper abdomen can be seen stomach type, peristalsis and shock water sound.

matters needing attention

Health experts believe that coffee itself is warm food, and some tuberculosis patients belong to yin deficiency constitution or damp heat constitution. The warm nature of coffee just contributes to the "heat" syndrome in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. So people with tuberculosis can't drink coffee.