Mycoplasma - treatment of respiratory mycoplasmosis

December 8, 2012

 mycoplasma treatment of respiratory mycoplasmosis
 Mycoplasmosis respiratory called mycoplasma views, which became known as Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Respiratory mycoplasmosis manifested in the form of acute respiratory infections and pneumonia. Course of the disease may also be different - from mild to severe and unobtrusive. Almost always mycoplasmosis airway is prolonged.

 Mycoplasma - treatment of respiratory mycoplasmosis

What are the symptoms of respiratory mycoplasmosis

Mycoplasmosis upper respiratory tract manifests as acute respiratory disease, which often takes place a long time and is accompanied by an obsessive, whooping cough. Sometimes this moderate temperature rises, which in two or three days becomes a low grade (slightly elevated), which can be held throughout the disease. Disease lasts about two weeks.

If the disease occurs in the form of pneumonia, in the first few days the temperature can be very high, but then it drops and is also subfebrile for a long time. Initially dry cough, compulsive, then it becomes wet. Disorder lasts at least four weeks. Cough after mycoplasma respiratory tract may persist for several weeks to several months.

 Mycoplasma - treatment of respiratory mycoplasmosis

Treatment of mild forms of respiratory mycoplasmosis

Mycoplasmosis - a disease that in most cases occurs on the background of violations of immunity. If a person has good immunity, it is likely, mycoplasmosis Mycoplasmosis - infection does not always equal disease  Mycoplasmosis - infection does not always equal disease
   Respiratory he did not get sick. That is why mycoplasmosis often affects children and adolescents.

It is believed that the treatment of mild forms of mycoplasma respiratory tract which occur in the form of acute respiratory diseases, there is no need to prescribe antibiotics. For the treatment of these patients quite symptomatic treatment: expectorants, with a very obsessive dry cough - a combination of a cough suppressant and expectorant with drug dilates the bronchi. Perhaps the appointment of decoctions and infusions of medicinal plants for the treatment of cough - until marshmallow root, grass Thermopsis, a decoction of licorice root, and so on. In the absence of temperature can be carried out warming procedure - mustard on his back, hot foot bath.

The throat may be rinsed with 2% solution of soda bread (a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of warm water).

Of great importance in the treatment of respiratory mycoplasmosis are measures to strengthen the body's defenses: proper nutrition, constant ventilation of the room. Get enough sleep Dreams: how to understand our dreams  Dreams: how to understand our dreams
   night - it is also one of the conditions for recovery. So how often disrupted sleep due to coughing at night, you can take an infusion of valerian root, grass motherwort.

In order to strengthen immunity Strengthening the immune system - help the immune system  Strengthening the immune system - help the immune system
   take bracing means: Immunal, tincture of Siberian Ginseng, Schisandra tincture and so on.

 Mycoplasma - treatment of respiratory mycoplasmosis

Treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia

Treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia Mycoplasma pneumonia - respiratory pathogens  Mycoplasma pneumonia - respiratory pathogens
 As well as severe bronchitis requires antibiotics. In acute course of the disease initially prescribed drugs from the group of antibiotics are sensitive to mycoplasma, but before his appointment taken sputum for culture and susceptibility testing. After receiving the test results, if necessary, treatment is adjusted.

Just like other types of mycoplasma, Mycoplasma pneumoniae is sensitive to the antibiotic tetracycline, mikrolidov and antibacterial fluoroquinolones.

Since mycoplasma pneumonia is more common in children, the drugs of the tetracycline group are trying not to appoint: they are contraindicated to eight years. Older children and adults appoint doksitsillin, which has all the properties of tetracyclines, but less toxicity.

From macrolide drugs most commonly prescribed to children josamycin (vilprafen) - a drug of first generation macrolides, which does not have toxic properties, so it can be administered by pregnant women. But the most effective tool in the treatment of any kind is considered mycoplasma azithromycin (sumamed).

In addition, in recent years for the treatment of mycoplasma started using drugs last generation fluoroquinolones. Especially effective drug is considered to ofloxacin (dzheofloks, zanotsin, tarivid and others).

Independently mycoplasmosis not be treated as antibiotics which exhibit sensitivity to it, often combined with medication for symptomatic treatment. The doctor prescribed these drugs should choose a comprehensive treatment, in which all the drugs will be the maximum therapeutic effect without suppressing or enhancing the effect of each other.

Galina Romanenko


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Silicosis - a serious occupational disease

July 18, 2010

  • Silicosis - a serious occupational disease
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 silicosis
 Silicosis - a respiratory disease that develops as a result of regular and prolonged inhalation of dust that contains silica. The disease is usually associated with professional activity.

There are three types of silicosis. Chronic silicosis is the result of prolonged (more than 20 years) of exposure to dust containing silicon dioxide in relatively small amounts. Silica causes swelling of the lungs and lymph nodes in the chest, which is why over time the person becomes more and more difficult to breathe. This is the most common form of silicosis.

Amplifying silicosis develops after exposure to large amounts of silica in less than the long term - 5-15 years.

Acute silicosis may result from brief exposure to a very large amount of silicon dioxide. This light can become inflamed and fill with fluid, causing severe shortness of breath and a significant reduction in the level of oxygen in the blood.

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Symptoms

Silicosis causes damage to the lung tissue, which is why the lungs lose their ability to function, and therefore do not deliver enough oxygen to the blood. As a result, the following symptoms may occur:

  • Cough, with expectoration of phlegm without mud;
  • Shortness of breath, especially during physical exertion;
  • The feeling of tightness in the chest.

In chronic silicosis and strengthens these symptoms appear after many years of exposure to silica. In lung tissue leads to irreversible damage, it is partially replaced by scar tissue.

In acute silicosis symptoms appear very quickly, and many patients die within a year after the onset of illness.

Damage to the lungs as a result of Silicosis makes a person more susceptible to various pulmonary infections, in particular - TB Tuberculosis - a full recovery is not guaranteed  Tuberculosis - a full recovery is not guaranteed
 . Smoking is not only increases the symptoms, but also accelerate the progression of the disease.

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Causes

The crystalline form of silicon dioxide is toxic to the tissue that forms the shell of the lungs. As a result of their contact with one another there is a strong inflammation. Over time, this inflammation causes irreversible thickening and scarring of tissue. The main sources of silica are:

  • Sandstone;
  • Granite;
  • Slate;
  • Coal;
  • Pure quartz sand.

People who work with these substances, such as miners and potters are most susceptible to silicosis.

Women suffer from silicosis less likely than men - mostly because of the nature of professional activity.

Silicosis is the most frequently diagnosed in people over the age of 40 years. Changes in operating conditions, in particular, good ventilation, air filtration and the use of masks to significantly reduce the risk of silicosis.

Today, in the production of silicon dioxide are increasingly replaced by synthetic materials. Already, the incidence of silicosis in the developed countries is rapidly declining.

If you suspect that silicosis carried out X-ray examination. In most cases this is enough to confirm the diagnosis.

Cure silicosis is impossible, but you can slow down its development. It is important that a person who has been diagnosed with silicosis, avoid exposure to substances that may contribute to its further development. To prevent a variety of lung infections, which can be in the background of the development of silicosis, you need to be vaccinated regularly against various diseases, for example, from influenza Influenza - expect the unexpected but always  Influenza - expect the unexpected but always
   and pneumococcal infections that are a common cause of pneumonia.





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