Diffuse pneumosclerosis: etiology, symptoms and treatment

Diffusive pneumosclerosis is a disease characterized by excessive proliferation of connective tissue in the lungs. These processes subsequently cause bronchial deformation. The lungs become denser and gradually atrophy. The disease can occur at any age. More susceptible to this pathology are men. Most often adults are ill, but occasionally diffuse pneumosclerosis is recorded in children.

Diffuse pneumosclerosis - the causes that cause this disease, can be diverse. The etiology of pneumosclerosis is closely related to heart disease (myocarditis and heart defects), lungs (pneumonia), infectious diseases (for example, tuberculosis, syphilis), mechanical injuries in the thorax. Often, pneumosclerosis is recorded in people who abuse alcohol and tobacco.

Due to fibrosis and blockage of interalveolar capillaries, progressive respiratory failure develops. Therefore, the first sign of the disease is shortness of breath, which occurs initially at physical exertion, and later even at rest. Diffusive pneumosclerosis is accompanied by frequent dry cough, chest pain, fast fatigue, general weakness, while body temperature remains within the physiological norm. Morphological changes in the structure of the lungs lead to the development of emphysema, pulmonary insufficiency. Disrupted gas exchange in the lungs. Lack of oxygen in the body leads to the development of cyanotic skin.

Since diffuse pneumosclerosis most often occurs without the characteristic clinical symptoms, therefore, in order to establish the diagnosis, an X-ray examination is necessary. This method reveals structural changes in the lung tissue. For a more thorough examination of the affected areas, tomography is used.

Diffusive pneumosclerosis - treatment of this pathology is made in a complex way with the use of medications, as well as methods of traditional medicine. Expectorants are used to normalize bronchial breathing . When breathing, prescribe aerosol bronchospasmolytic drugs (eufilin, ephedrine, theophedrine, theophylline, isadrin, sulfate acid atropine). If blood circulation is disturbed, a good result is obtained using cardiac glycosides (strophanthin). If diffuse pneumosclerosis is accompanied by allergic reactions, corticosteroid hormones (prednisone) are used. With inflammation of the bronchi and lungs, therapists perform anti-inflammatory and antibacterial therapy (sulfapyridazine, oletetrin, levomycetin, tetracycline).

Often, medical treatment is carried out together with physiotherapy (oxygen therapy, reflexology, chest massage). Patients should refrain from smoking and drinking alcohol. Surgical intervention is performed with limited pneumosclerosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, as well as abscesses. Surgical treatment of diffuse pneumosclerosis is ineffective.

Prevention of diffuse pneumosclerosis consists in avoiding acute and chronic infectious diseases (bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, syphilis, etc.). Also it is necessary to contact as little as possible with toxic gases, soot, smoke, moisture, radiation. In mines, in factories for the production of glass, effective ventilation must be installed. People should work in respirators. If you find the first signs of the disease, you need to change the work, where you do not have to inhale harmful substances.