Meningitis - the disease is extremely terrible and dangerous. Here, however, it is never important for the rapid beginning of the right treatment. In this case, a person will avoid heavy complications. About the signs of meningitis and its complications read in the article.
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Word «meningitis» comes from Latin Meningos (brain shells) and denotes their inflammation. The shells surround the substance of the brain, to which also sometimes inflammation can spread. In this case, the disease is called «Meningoencephalitis». Thus, the terms «meningitis» and «Meningoencephalitis» indicate only the anatomical inflammation zone, but nothing talks about the cause of the disease. The cause of meningitis are various microorganisms, and first of all - bacteria (they cause bacterial, or purulent, meningitis: lyingvore contains pussy) and viruses (cause the meningitis viral, or serous, in which the liquor does not change).
The group of primary meningitis arising as an independent disease and secondary, which can develop as a complication of other infections (for example, sinusitis - inflammation of the incomplete sinuses, purulent otitis - inflammation of the middle ear, windmills, measles, rubella, epiparotitis (pigs), flu), as well as injuries.
Clinical picture, or symptoms, meningitis are little dependent on the type of pathogen. But viral meningitis, as a rule, proceed more favorably and faster ends with recovery.
The peculiarity of the inflammation of cerebral shells is the presence of symptoms that are also possible with other, less dangerous diseases. The disease begins acutely against the background of full health. Significantly, sometimes up to 39-40 degrees, body temperature rises. The chills appears, severe headache, light. Man becomes restless and at the same time sluggish. Pains in the whole body appear, changes in skin sensitivity, which leads to painful sensations even with the slightest touch. Disease occurs against the background of persistent multiple vomiting. Vomiting sometimes misleads others: they suspect food poisoning. Therefore, it is necessary to know such a feature: under meningitis there is no diarrhea, which almost always accompanies food poisoning.
Meningitis has a number of specific, only this disease inherent symptoms. For example, during meningococcal meningitis, in the first day, 80% of children also have a part of the adult on the skin in the form of pink specks ranging in size from 0.5 to 2 cm. She begins to appear on the stomach, buttocks, heels, the legs and in a matter of hours spread throughout the body. After 2-3 hours in the center of the specks, small hemorrhages appear. This feature allows you to quickly put the correct diagnosis. When meningitis, characteristic appear «Meningheal» Symptoms associated with the voltage of some muscle groups and the occurrence of pathological reflexes, detect which only a doctor can.
When meningococcal infections are possible formidable forms of the disease, capable of leading in a short time. This is a meningochamia, or meningococcal sepsis - a condition in which the microbe penetrates into the blood and actively multiplies in it, and the lightning forms of meningitis. In these cases, only the emergency treatment allows you to save the patient. Therefore, with the appearance of general symptoms, a medical examination is needed, and in some cases hospitalization, in order to eliminate the Terrible diagnosis. It is to exclude, since, fortunately, it is often not confirmed quite confirmed, but the alertness should still be present.
These violations may be signs of beginner meningitis, so when they appear, it is necessary to urgently consult a doctor:
- Any temperature rise, which is accompanied by nausea, vomiting and headache;
- Fever with appearance on its background rashes on the skin (regardless of their appearance)
- the appearance of inhibition, disorders of consciousness (fuzziness of perception, lack of attention, man does not react to requests, «as if not hears»), cramp;
- High temperature in combination with spine pain and neck muscle tension, especially if pain is significantly enhanced when the head is moving;
- Empty of Spring in an infant in combination with vomiting and anxiety, the child is constantly and monotonously crying.
In such situations, hospitalization and permanent medical observation will be required. This will make it possible to navigate with the diagnosis and, if necessary, assign adequate treatment timely.
