Tracheobronchitis

Description:

It is the inflammatory process proceeding in bronchial tubes, a trachea or bronchioles.
Allocate an acute, allergic and chronic tracheobronchitis. The acute form very seldom is an independent disease. Most often it follows one of clinical stages ORZ, measles, whooping cough, an acute pneumonia or a typhoid. As for infection sources, the tracheobronchitis arises owing to infection with an aerogenic, bronchogenic or hematogenous way.

Symptoms Tracheobronchitis:

Symptoms of an acute tracheobronchitis:

    * a sadneniye in a thorax;
    * dry, hysterical cough;
    * dry rattles and rigid breath;
    * asthma;
    * severe pains in lower parts of a thorax which are explained by an overstrain of muscles as a result of constant cough;
    * at severe forms of a disease allocation of a mucopurulent or purulent phlegm is possible;
    * temperature increase which remains at the high level within several days.

The chronic tracheobronchitis proves hypertrophic or atrophic changes of a mucous membrane of a trachea, plentiful cough not less than 3 months in a year, allocation of a serous and purulent phlegm, constant pains in a breast.

Reasons Tracheobronchitis:

The acute tracheobronchitis is caused by viruses and bacteria: stafilokokka, streptococci, pneumococci. Also the disease is shown after overcooling of an organism, excessive smoking, alcohol intake, deformations of a nasal cavity and a thorax.

Treatment Tracheobronchitis:

At an acute form it is necessary to air several times a day the room not to allow overheating of the patient.  If the acute tracheobronchitis proceeds with complications, to the patient antibiotics (Oxacillinum, penicillin, Methicillinum) are appointed. The drugs produced in the form of spray as they easily get into the remote areas of upper respiratory tracts are most effective and are distributed on all area of walls of bronchial tubes or tracheas.

Not heavy disease assumes refusal of antibiotics in favor of sulfanamide drugs. Their dosage depends on age and the patient's weight. As a rule, the course of treatment lasts no more than 6-7 days. It is also recommended to apply adrenaline inhalation 1-2 times a day.

In some cases the tracheobronchitis leads to circulatory disturbances. In such situations intravenous administration of strophanthin, solution of glucose or other cardiacs is shown to the patient. If the tracheobronchitis at children proceeds with disturbances of a respiratory rhythm or an apnoea, prescribe them Cytitonum and lobelias. Drugs are entered intravenously.

At severe forms of a disease the oxygenotherapy is shown to patients. For holding this procedure the special equipment which enters oxygen into the patient's organism at regular intervals is used. In case of a hyperthermia to the patient in addition appoint 1% solution of pyramidon or aminazine. The use of antihistaminic drugs is admissible. Sometimes prescribe children of chest age hypothiazid for dehydration. A certain positive effect arises from reception of vitamins, especially ascorbic acid and vitamins of group B.

What to do if the allergic tracheobronchitis is diagnosed for the person? Treatment in this case is made by means of expectorants, alkaline inhalations, antihistaminic drugs, physiotherapy exercises, heat foot baths and folk remedies.

On an allergic and acute tracheobronchitis forecasts, as a rule, favorable. The chronic form of a disease demands an integrated approach, and efficiency of treatment depends on extent of damage of internals, duration of a disease and some other factors.