After pneumonic symptom disappears, still have inflammation?

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Pneumonia can be caused by many factors, such as physical, chemical or biological factors. For example, radiation pneumonia can be caused by chest irradiation during radiotherapy, and chemical pneumonia can be caused by inhalation of toxic gases. However, these non infectious pneumonia are relatively rare, and most cases are infectious pneumonia, which is caused by bacteria, viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms. However, some special infections (such as tuberculosis) and inflammation leading to obvious tissue necrosis and cavity formation (such as lung abscess) are not traditionally called pneumonia. After pneumonic symptom disappears, still have inflammation? I'd like to share my views with you.

After pneumonic symptom disappears, still have inflammation?

Pneumonia refers to inflammation of the terminal airway, alveoli and lung interstitium. The early symptoms of pneumonia are fever, shortness of breath, persistent dry cough, possible unilateral chest pain, chest pain when deep breathing and coughing, small amount of phlegm or large amount of phlegm, which may contain blood. Children with pneumonia, symptoms are often not obvious, may have a slight cough or no cough at all.

The most common early symptoms of pneumonia are fever, weakness, discomfort and other local symptoms. Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung parenchyma. Lung parenchyma is the part of the lung for gas exchange, which mainly refers to the terminal respiratory unit mainly composed of alveoli.

Pneumonitis can spread to the whole lung or concentrate in limited areas. Microscopically, there were dilated blood vessels in the inflamed area. There were exudates from blood vessels in the interstitial tissue and alveoli around the blood vessels. The exudates were rich in polymorphonuclear leukocytes and other inflammatory cells. The alveoli could be filled with inflammatory exudates (Consolidation).

matters needing attention

The things used by patients with pneumonia should be disinfected frequently. For example, the used clothes and quilts should be cleaned frequently and exposed to the sun; The room should be disinfected frequently. The moxa stick can be ignited or the rice vinegar can be fumigated on the stove according to 1-2 spoons per cubic meter of space. The windows can be opened for ventilation after closing the doors and windows for 1-2 hours to keep the air fresh and conducive to breathing. Develop good living habits: usually pay attention to keep warm, in order to prevent the invasion of cold evil, causing a cold; Attention should be paid to hygiene. The living room should be kept clean, sunny and well ventilated. The diet should be light and nutritious, supplemented with enough high-quality protein, vitamins and trace elements, and appropriately eat more food to nourish yin and moisten lung, such as pear, lily, fungus, sesame, radish, etc. Drink as much water as possible, eat easy to digest food, in order to promote dampness phlegm liquid, timely expectoration.