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Why is caseous pneumonia dangerous?
Caseous pneumonia is one of the forms of tuberculosis, which is characterized by an acute onset, rapid development and death. Caseous pneumonia is caused by a rapid increase in colonies of highly virulent strains of mycobacterium tuberculosis, which affects lung tissue. A sharp jump in the number of Mycobacterium tuberculosis occurs against the background of a decrease in the body's immune responses in HIV-infected; socially unadapted persons; old people; patients who have been treated with glucocorticosteroids or cytostatics for a long time.
With caseous pneumonia, suppuration, caseous necrosis and mass death of lung tissue occur due to the failure of macrophages and lymphocytes - cells responsible for immune reactions caused by toxins of virulent mycobacteria.
Factors contributing to the development of caseous pneumonia:
- asocial lifestyle,
- chronic infections and intoxication that deplete the immune system,
- poor nutrition,
- alcoholism.
Signs of caseous pneumonia:
- Pale skin,
- General weakness,
- Chills (high fever),
- Profuse sweat,
- Moist cough,
- Shortness of breath,
- Chest pain,
- Cachectic edema may develop,
- When listening to the lungs, crepitus (rustling, creaking) is observed,
- Radiography shows changes in lung tissue with blurry, indistinct contours.
Treatment of caseous pneumonia is effective only with early diagnosis and the correct choice of antibiotics, to which mycobacterium strains are not resistant. With the successful repayment of the spread of infection, it is possible to use surgical intervention in order to excise part of the lung or remove the entire lung that has foci of caseous necrosis.
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