Symptoms of interstitial pneumonia

summary

Interstitial pneumonia is also called interstitial lung disease and diffuse lung disease. There are many kinds of interstitial pneumonia, including pneumoconiosis, drug-induced pneumonia, radiation pneumonia and so on. The main causes of interstitial pneumonia are the inhalation of dust and the infection of virus, bacteria or fungi. Drug factors are also one of the causes of the disease. Chemotherapy drugs are common, Some diseases may also cause interstitial pneumonia, such as carcinomatous lymphangitis, pulmonary edema and other diseases. Long term inhalation of toxic gases is also the cause of the disease.

Symptoms of interstitial pneumonia

The main symptoms of interstitial pneumonia are dyspnea, fatigue, dry cough, some patients will appear empty touch and double lung breathing crackle, cold will lead to aggravation of the disease, some patients will also show asthma, panic, hepatomegaly and lower limb edema.

Some interstitial pneumonia patients will be accompanied by pulmonary heart disease, a few interstitial pneumonia patients will have fever, hemoptysis symptoms, some patients will appear lip cyanosis, breathing faster symptoms, serious will lead to pulmonary fibrosis, respiratory failure and other complications.

Treatment of interstitial pneumonia is mainly the use of adrenocortical hormone, can effectively inhibit inflammation, acute phase of patients can use methylprednisolone treatment, commonly used drugs and immunosuppressants, such as azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporin A and so on.

matters needing attention

Patients with interstitial pneumonia must avoid smoking, contact with strong irritating gas and long-term exposure to large amount of dust. Lung function must be measured regularly.