The human body is affected by various diseases caused by exposure to both external and internal factors. Stenosis is a narrowing of the lumen of absolutely any anatomical structure that has a hollow structure. This pathology can affect blood vessels, intestines, trachea,
spinal canal, larynx, heart, etc.
Spinal stenosis
The disease is characterized by a narrowing of structures in the spinal canal. Most often, older people over the age of sixty suffer from the disease. However, in some cases, the symptoms of the disease can also worry young people, especially if there is a pathology such as congenital maldevelopment of the vertebral opening. Stenosis, the symptoms of which increase during walking, are characterized by the presence of severe pain in the back and lower extremities. The disease can be caused by the development of a tumor, a hernia of the intervertebral disc, arthrosis of the joints, trauma, protrusion of the disc and other causes.
Laryngeal stenosis
This pathology is quite dangerous for life.
Reducing the lumen of the larynx, which causes
breathing difficulty in passing air, is called stenosis in medical practice. This disease most often occurs with hypertrophic changes in the thyroid gland, tuberculosis, pneumonia, syphilis, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, laryngitis, typhoid. Persons suffering from paralysis of the laryngeal nerves, neoplasms in the esophagus, and allergies to drugs are also prone to pathology. Often, people who have received mechanical injuries or
gunshot wounds of the larynx are diagnosed with stenosis. This disease can occur both in acute and in chronic form. In the first case, pathology is most often manifested in young children. This is usually associated with the anatomical features of the structure of this organ in babies. The chronic form is caused by various kinds of diseases: tumors, cicatricial narrowing, etc. The symptoms of the disease in the early stages are as follows: noisy irregular breathing, retraction of the supraclavicular dimples, the appearance of obsessive fears, motor excitement, sudden redness of the face, blueness of the nose, nails and lips, sweating shortness of breath when inhaling. Then indifference and fatigue are possible. The breathing becomes superficial, intermittent, the pulse becomes threadlike and frequent, the skin takes on a pale tint, the
pupils dilate. This condition is life threatening. Therefore, in the presence of any characteristic
Symptoms should be called immediately for emergency care.
Aortic stenosis - what is it?
This ailment, which is one of the most common acquired heart diseases. Most often, this pathology is diagnosed in people over 65 years old. The disease occurs as a result of narrowing of the outlet of the heart muscle, through which blood flows from the left ventricle to the aorta. The causes of stenosis are as follows: age-related anatomical changes, heredity, rheumatic process, smoking, hypertension, increased cholesterol. As a rule, patients suffering from this disease complain of chest pain, shortness of breath. It is difficult for them to perform any physical activity.