Chest pain, shortness of breath, weakness, shortness of breath, and tachycardia all resemble signs of a cardiological disease, but can actually be caused by single or multiple pleural commissures. Similar symptoms belong to another dangerous disease - pulmonary fibrosis. Today we will take a closer look at both pathologies.
What are adhesions in the lungs
Otherwise, commissures are called synechiae or moorings. These are fibrous strands that force parts of the organs that have a serous membrane to coalesce with each other or with the walls of the cavity (the pleura also applies to these).
These formations consist of fibrous-fibrous tissues, and over time, nerves and blood vessels appear in them. Sometimes the connective tissue is saturated with calcium salts and ossifies.
Adhesions limit the movement of the respiratory organ, and this, of course, interferes with its normal functioning. And sometimes they support a chronic inflammatory process by creating a capsule around it.
If adhesions in the lungs are formed in large numbers, then this can even lead to overgrowth of cavities. Such a pathology, as a rule, has very severe symptoms: frequent severe pain during breathing, acute respiratory failure, which requires urgent surgical intervention.
What causes adhesions in the lungs and how they are treated
This pathology can occur after severe inflammation or internal bleeding, as a result of injuries, in the presence of chronic infectious diseases, but sometimes it can be congenital. With pneumonia, transferred on the legs or untreated, there is an intergrowth between the pleura sheets lining the lung and chest.
They do not joke with such an ailment. Suspicions of adhesions in the lungs require a mandatory visit to a specialist. Their presence is detected by x-ray studies, as well as CT or MRI of the chest cavity. And, depending on the degree of manifestation of the disease, the doctor prescribes medication, as well as electrophoresis and warming. In severe cases that threaten the patient's life, surgical intervention is required.
What is pulmonary fibrosis. Treatment
The essence of this pathology is that as a result of infection or inflammation, the connective tissue in any organ begins to grow, forming scars. This increases the amount of collagen in the body, because of which this tissue becomes even larger, and the organ grows in size. As a result, connective tissue gradually displaces another, necessary for the functioning of the organ, which radically disrupts its work. With pulmonary fibrosis, it grows near the bronchi and blood vessels. This causes inflammation of the alveoli, damage and compaction of the lung tissue.
At an early stage, fibrosis can be asymptomatic. But shortness of breath, dry cough, chest pain and symptoms of heart failure later appear.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to remove the resulting connective tissue, so the treatment is mainly aimed at preventing its further growth. In addition to medicines, respiratory gymnastics and physical activity are indicated for such patients. All this is carried out under the strict supervision of a specialist, since pulmonary fibrosis is classified as a serious disease.