Obstructive bronchitis is a diffuse inflammation of the bronchi of small and medium caliber, occurring with a sharp bronchial spasm and progressive violation of pulmonary ventilation. Disease is manifested by coughing with sputum, expiratory shortness of breath, wheezing, respiratory failure. The diagnosis is based on auscultative, radiological data, the results of the study of the…
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a diffuse lesion of bronchioles, leading to partial or complete obliteration of their lumen and the development of respiratory failure. Disease is manifested by weakness, fever, dry obsessive cough and increasing shortness of breath, distant wheezing, in the late period – cyanosis and “puffing” breathing. Diagnostics includes X-ray and CT of the…
Non-small cell lung cancer is a group of morphologically similar malignant neoplasms, including glandular, large cell and squamous cell lung cancer. Typical complaints of patients with persistent cough, shortness of breath, hemoptysis, hoarseness of voice, chest pain. Of the nonspecific symptoms, fever, weight loss, weakness are bothering. Pathology is diagnosed according to radiography/CT of the…
Cystic fibrosis is a severe congenital disease manifested by tissue damage and violation of the secretory activity of the exocrine glands, as well as functional disorders, primarily from the respiratory and digestive systems. Separately, the pulmonary form is isolated. In addition to it, there are intestinal, mixed, atypical forms and mekonivaya intestinal obstruction. Pulmonary form…
Mycoplasma pneumonia is an atypical lung infection, the causative agent of which is Mycoplasma pneumoniae. The disease is accompanied by catarrhal and respiratory manifestations (nasal congestion, sore throat, attacks of obsessive unproductive cough), intoxication syndrome (subfebrility, weakness, headache, myalgia), dyspepsia (discomfort in the gastrointestinal tract). The mycoplasma etiology of pneumonia is confirmed by the data…
Pulmonary mycobacterial infection is a respiratory infection caused by non–tuberculosis Mycobacterium species. The clinical picture is characterized by the presence of chest pain, productive cough, shortness of breath, hemoptysis, intoxication syndrome. Infections of soft tissues, joints, and bones often occur. The diagnosis is facilitated by laboratory identification of the pathogen, histological and radiological signs. The…
Small cell lung cancer is a histological type of malignant lung tumor with an extremely aggressive course and a poor prognosis. Clinically manifested by cough, hemoptysis, shortness of breath, chest pain, weakness, weight loss; in the later stages – symptoms of mediastinal compression. Instrumental methods for the diagnosis of small cell lung cancer (radiography, CT,…
Pleural mesothelioma is a primary malignant tumor arising from mesothelial cells of the parietal and visceral pleural leaflets. Symptoms of pleural mesothelioma are chest pain, shortness of breath, dry painful cough, progressive cachexia, exudative pleurisy. Tumor lesion of the pleura is diagnosed according to radiography, computed tomography and MRI, diagnostic thoracoscopy, cytological analysis of pleural…
Mediastinitis is an aseptic or microbial inflammatory process in the mediastinal fiber with an acute or chronic course. The development of acute mediastinitis is characterized by pain behind the sternum, fever, chills, tachycardia, severe endogenous intoxication. With chronic mediastinitis, symptoms of compression of the mediastinal organs (cough, shortness of breath, dysphagia) come to the fore.…
Metal fume fever is an acute occupational disease caused by inhalation of metal vapors formed when various metals and alloys are heated to a state of melting or boiling. The disease is manifested by a sharp increase in body temperature and is accompanied by chills, headache, disruption of the respiratory system, digestive tract. When making…