Inflammation of the lungs - a serious infectious-inflammatory process, which must always be accompanied by an increase in temperature - it speaks of normal body's resistance to diseases. But sometimes pneumonia occurs without the temperature - how to recognize a disease?

The causes of pneumonia

The main cause of the inflammatory process in the lungs is an infection. Depending on the pathogen, the patient's immune system, the presence of his various related chronic diseases and intoxications pneumonia Pneumonia - Symptoms and Causes   (pneumonia) can take place in different ways.

Initially erased the disease, without fever is typical for debilitated patients. It develops, for example, in patients who are long in the supine position (for paralysis after surgery and other serious illnesses), with a decrease of immunity against various diseases (HIV, cancer after the application of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and so forth) .

Children are also sometimes found pneumonia that occur without a fever. As a rule, children are often chronically ill, who have immune disorders, however, the parents worked every day takes them in a nursery or kindergarten. Such latent pneumonia are often the cause of a child's chronic lung disease - chronic pneumonia, obstructive bronchitis Bronchitis - protection if the body has malfunctioned   and bronchial asthma.

Antibiotics kill the natural flora of the intestine, causing a proliferation of opportunistic and pathogenic microflora - dysbacteriosis.

As a result, dysbiosis disturbed bowel function, including the immune function. It is in the lymphoid tissue of the intestine formed the bulk of the immune cells and antibodies, so the disruption of intestinal invariably leads to disruption of the immune system. In addition, pathogenic and conditionally pathogenic intestinal microflora may cause of pneumonia at any age.

How is pneumonia without fever

Pneumonia, both with temperature and without temperature may proceed differently.

Sometimes a slight fever that accompanies this disease simply does not attract the attention of the patient or the parents if the child is sick.

Cough in this case may also be different. Sometimes it is very strong, dry and haunting first, then with phlegm. This is a good sign - so the body can get rid of excess mucus.

But in some cases there is a slight cough, painful (pain localized mainly on the side of lesion) and thus increases dyspnea. This cough is an unfavorable sign, he says that the body can not get rid of excess mucus, and it accumulates in the broncho-pulmonary system. This is very dangerous, because it can be formed airway obstruction.

Unfavorable sign in the absence of a temperature and increasing shortness of breath - it speaks of intoxication or stagnation of blood in the pulmonary circulation - the risk of developing edema Prevention and treatment of edema - it is important to understand the root cause   light.

Signs of hypostatic pneumonia

There pneumonia, which almost always occur at the minimum number of symptoms, including a slight rise in temperature or a normal temperature. Such diseases include hypostatic pneumonia that develops in constant stagnation of blood in the pulmonary circulation (pulmonary).

Stagnation of blood in the lungs contributes to the fact that the blood propotevaet through the walls of blood vessels and causes swelling of the tissues of the small airways (bronchioles) and alveoli (sacs at the ends of the bronchioles, where gas exchange occurs). Loosening edematous tissue is easily passes into the walls of the bronchioles and alveoli pathogens. Usually it is conditionally pathogenic (eg, pneumococci, E. coli, etc.), which is a direct agent of the disease.

Symptoms hypostatic pneumonia, first erased, and secondly, they are usually masked symptoms of the underlying disease, which led to the patient immobility. This is often severe cardiovascular diseases, which are accompanied by shortness of breath, cyanosis of the skin and general malaise.

Cough at these pneumonias are rarely significant, but it is often painful, and it is worth special attention. If not treated promptly Hypostatic pneumonia, this will lead to the development of complications of lung abscess, purulent pleurisy and so on.

In order to identify pneumonia occurs without the temperature necessary to carry out X-ray and laboratory tests, which either confirm or withdraw diagnosis.

Galina Romanenko

Mild forms of pneumonia, it is possible to treat at home. But it is required to adhere to all the recommendations prescribed by the doctor. The fact that even in mild but inadequate or untimely prescribed treatment, pneumonia can give serious complications.

Features of treatment of pneumonia at home

In order to properly treat pneumonia without any consequences, to assign complex treatment. The composition of this treatment is chosen individually, depending on the major manifestations of the disease, comorbidities, patient age, and even on many factors. Furthermore, he assigned several drugs that have to be well compatible with each other.

Such conjoint treatment may appoint a doctor, he will also be monitored and, if necessary, to adjust (eg, correct antibiotic) treatment, as well as cancel or designate certain drugs as needed.

Antibiotics - the basis of the treatment of pneumonia

Pneumonia, even alopecia, which presently flows easily enough, once considered a fatal disease. But with the discovery of antibiotics, mortality and complications of this disease dropped significantly.

Today the doctor is another problem: how to choose an effective treatment for this disease antibiotic. The fact that many infectious agents eventually lose their sensitivity to a particular antibiotic, particularly if it is used frequently and uncontrollably. Therefore, prior to treatment of the patient is recommended to take a sputum analysis by plating on special media carried identification of the infectious agent and its sensitivity to different antibiotics.

Initially, the antibiotics are appointed in accordance with generally accepted recommendations developed on the basis of clinical studies and the identification of sensitivity to them of certain pathogens.

It was found that mild forms of focal pneumonia cause some types of pneumococcus, mycoplasma and chlamydia Chlamydia: insidious and widespread disease . Pneumonia caused by these agents have their own characteristics (although they appear not always), and which is guided by the doctor.

The duration of treatment depends on how quickly the tested symptoms. But in any case it can not be less than a week.

Withdrawal of phlegm from the respiratory tract

This is also a very important aspect of treatment if the sputum will accumulate in the lungs and bronchi, it will slow down the recovery, or will cause complications.

Today, for the treatment of pneumonia most often used Mucosolvan (ambroxol), which has a number of properties needed to treat pneumonia

• liquefies phlegm, without causing any increase in its volume - by changes in the structure of mucus;
• activates the motor activity of the cilia of the bronchial mucosa, bringing thus the phlegm out of the airways;
• It stimulates the production of surfactant - surfactant, which prevents the walls of the alveoli (sacs at the ends of the small airways) to stick together.

All these properties allow to replace a number Lazolvanom expectorants. Mucosolvan can be taken orally or injected directly into the respiratory tract by inhalation.

What else is indicated for the treatment of pneumonia

Good effects of pneumonia have thermal and physiotherapy, they can be used only after normalization of temperature. At home, you can start with cans and mustard plasters, alternating each day these procedures. After improvement, you can go to physiotherapy in a clinic. When pneumonia appoint electrophoresis with various drugs, UHF, magnet and so on. During the recovery period suitable dirt and wax.

In order to improve the general condition of the patient, strengthen its immunity and improve blood circulation in the chest can be administered to the patient reflexology courses Reflexology - a policy of non-drug therapies   - Acupressure Acupressure - Eastern practices in the service of modern science , Acupuncture Acupuncture - the ancient traditions in the service of modern science , Cautery.

Treatment of pneumonia, even if it is mild, not a simple matter.

Galina Romanenko