Bullous emphysema

In the past few decades, mankind has been confronted with an increasing number of diseases, the number of cases is growing rapidly. There are several reasons for this:

1. Deterioration of food quality.
2. Environmental pollution. Lack of clean air and water in cities where the majority of the population lives.
3. Popularization of tobacco and alcohol products, as well as relatively recently appeared in the market of energy drinks.
4. Constant stress, lack of sleep and fatigue.
5. The emergence of new forms of viruses and cancers, the rapid spread of tuberculosis .

Definition of bullous emphysema

One of the most common lung diseases is bullous emphysema. Emphysema is a disease of the lungs, in which there is an increase in the level of air contained in them and a general violation of air circulation.

Bullous emphysema is a type of emphysema, in which not all of the lung tissue is affected, but some of its areas. In this case, the diseased parts of the tissue are combined with healthy ones.

Causes of the disease

The main cause of the disease is chronic bronchitis , i.e. The presence of infection in the bronchi, which contributes to constant inflammation. However, there are other factors that increase the risk of the disease:

• the transferred tuberculosis or hereditary risk to them to be ill;
• elderly age;
• smoking;
• gas contamination and air pollution in the habitat;
• Heavy working conditions, in which a person breathes polluted air.

Symptoms of bullous emphysema

The main symptoms of the disease include:

• dyspnea;
• an inflated chest barrel-shaped;
• expansion and bloating of intercostal spaces;
• cyanosis;
• weakened breathing;
• expansion and bloating of supraclavicular areas.

Treatment of bullous emphysema

This disease is treated only through surgical intervention. And, the sooner you seek help from doctors, the better. Often the disease progresses quite rapidly, which leads to cardiac and respiratory failure. Treatment of bullous emphysema is to remove bullet - inflamed areas of lung tissue. Timely treatment of bullous emphysema allows us to give optimistic predictions for recovery of the patient.

Self-medication in this case does not give the desired results, but only provides the disease time for further spread in the body.

To prevent bullous emphysema, regular medical examinations and timely access to a doctor in case of doubtful symptoms appear.