Allergic bronchitis is a disease that is one of the manifestations of an allergy - an organism's excessive sensitivity to any substances. Most often, this pathology is provoked by such irritants as pollen of plants, mold, animal hair, detergents, but also it can be associated with the use of certain foods, medication. Consider what symptoms of allergic bronchitis appear in adults.
The main symptoms of allergic bronchitis
Bronchitis of allergic etiology is more often chronic; occurs with periods of exacerbations and remissions. Exacerbations that occur after exposure to an allergen are manifested by the following symptoms:
- attacks of persistent cough that occur more often at night (cough at first dry, then begins the discharge of mucous sputum);
- labored breathing;
- dyspnea;
- the appearance of wheezing, wheezing sounds on exhalation;
- general weakness;
- sweating.
Body temperature with allergic bronchitis is kept within normal limits, in rare cases may slightly increase. Sometimes, along with these symptoms, the patients develop nasal congestion , runny nose, inflammation of the mucous eyes, and rashes on the skin.
Allergic obstructive bronchitis
With prolonged exposure to the allergen, an obstructive form of bronchial inflammation can develop, in which the lumen of the bronchus is narrowed. This leads to severe difficulty breathing, congestion and thickening of the mucus produced. Symptoms of obstructive allergic bronchitis are:
- shortness of breath ;
- strong wheezing;
- shortened exhalation;
- headache;
- blanching of the skin.
To distinguish bronchitis from the infectious bronchitis is possible only through laboratory studies and anamnesis, therefore, in the presence of these symptoms it is recommended to visit a doctor.