What are the symptoms of interstitial pneumonia

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Interstitial pneumonia is a very serious lung disease, but people often ignore the timely detection of it, which leads to the rapid expansion of the disease to later stage. If we have enough common sense, it can be effectively avoided. Let's share the experience of treatment.

What are the symptoms of interstitial pneumonia

First, it is often asymptomatic at the beginning, even when the disease has a considerable progress, it is still asymptomatic, but because of physical examination or other diseases, chest X-ray or chest CT findings. The main symptom is dyspnea or shortness of breath, which many patients describe as a feeling of being out of breath.

Second: many patients ignore the occasional shortness of breath, thinking that it is only because of age or body weight. However, when the disease develops and the lung is seriously damaged, shortness of breath also occurs after minor activities, such as bathing, dressing and making phone calls.

Third, the changes of diseases vary from person to person. Some people progress slowly, lasting for months or years; some people progress rapidly; some people are stable in a period, the process is difficult to predict.

matters needing attention

Usually we should pay more attention to these symptoms and similar symptoms, especially some of the above-mentioned people need special attention. If they appear, we should go to the hospital in time to be diagnosed by the doctor. If necessary, we should make a detailed examination to make a diagnosis.