Pneumonia Atelectatic

- Pneumonia is an infectious inflammation of the lungs. Atelectic pneumonia, or atelectosis, is a severe form of respiratory disease, as a result of which the structure of the lung tissue irreversibly changes. The main symptoms of the disorder include: pain in the sternum; frequent shallow breathing; general weakness and increased body temperature; sweating; decreased appetite. Deformative atelectis is characterized by the accumulation of a large volume of air and displacement of the mediastinum to the side affected by pneumonia. In addition, this deviation is sometimes accompanied by severe shortness of breath and anemia; inflammation is bilateral. The risk of such inflammation is low, and the outcome can even be fatal. - Causes of occurrence

Almost always, pathology occurs under the influence of an infection that enters the body through airborne droplets or through direct contact with the carrier of the pathogen. Also, in an adult, an atelectic type of pneumonia is observed secondarily, when the main cause of the disease has been removed from the pulmonary system, but due to negative changes in the functioning of the body, the inflammatory process progresses. Pneumonia is susceptible to: infants; aged people; patients with chronic diseases; pregnant women in the last trimester; patients with tuberculosis or malignant tumors; workers in hazardous industries; drug addicts.

Classification of atelectic pneumonia.

There are many varieties of pneumatosis. Based on the frequency of occurrence, they can be classified into two groups: recurring and single. The disease is rarely primary and, as a rule, develops against the background of existing respiratory tract infections

Atelectic pneumonia - inflammation of the lungs with atelexia and bronchiolospasm due to primary blockage of small bronchi by foreign bodies from the walls of the alveoli. pneumonia or lung parenchyma (tumors, foreign bodies). Dry athelexic pneumonia often begins as pneumonitis or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which develops due to an initial systemic inflammatory response.