No matter how sad, this disease, from which, by the way, suffered from the famous Schweik soldier, is most often found in young and very young people. Life example: has a regular primary schoolboy or «botany»-Student suddenly begin mysterious health problems.
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And the heart knocks somehow not so, and the joints do not work quite right.
Both (and schoolboy, and student) will decide that they were overwhelmed that they had
the atypical form of Orza, but for advice to the rheumatologist is unlikely
Easure. It's a pity. The likelihood is too great that happened to them
rheumatism…
What is rheumatism
Rheumatism — disease that
develops imperceptibly and gradually. First of all it damages
Our heart, blood vessels and joints. Then gets
and to other organs: liver, kidneys and lungs. Such multifaceted
the manifestations of rheumatism is related to the fact that it does not just destroy
some one organ. The disease amazes a whole group of cells
with specific properties (connecting tissue), which
found in our body everywhere.
Causes of rheumatism
Wrong rheumatism can provoke a number of reasons: supercooling, overwork, defective nutrition (few proteins and vitamins),
bad heredity (in the family there were already rheumatics). But the most
The main thing for the disease is needed special bacteria — beta hemolytic
Streptococci Group A. Being inside our body, they cause
Angina, Faringitis, Scarlantine. Only if a person has
There are defects of the immune system, the distant consequences of this infection
rheumatism can become. According to statistics, only 0.3-3% of people who have undergone
acute streptococcal infection, ill rheumatism.
What's happening
Streptococcus
begins his destructive activities, in response to this immune
The system begins to produce protective substances that will be
destroy pathogenic bacteria, their livelihoods,
And at the same time and damaged cells of their own organism.
In people,
predisposed to rheumatism, the immune system comes out from under
Control. Disperse during the disease, it continues to work
substances capable of destroying not only streptococci, but also cells
connective tissue. As a result, in the organs where these cells are many,
There are foci of inflammation, which over time reborn and interfere
Normal work organ.
How to recognize
Usually first
signs of rheumatism appear in two or three weeks after angina or
Farriagita. Man begins to feel strong weakness and pain
In the joints, the temperature can be dramatically. Sometimes a disease
It develops very concealed: the temperature is low (about 37.0), weakness
moderate, heart and joints work as never happened. Usually
A person guess about hopeless rheumatism after
His serious joint problems appear — Arthritis.
More often
Total disease is striking the joints large and medium: pain appears
In the knees, elbows, wrists and feet. Pain can sharply
appear and also dramatically disappear, even without treatment. But not worth it
err — Rheumatic arthritis has not disappeared.
Another
An important sign of rheumatism — Heart problems: frequency disorders
pulse (too fast or too slow), interruptions in heart
Rhythm, heart pain.
Man worries pronounced shortness, weakness, sweating, head
pain. Rheumatism can affect the nervous system. At the same time arises
involuntary muscle twitching face, legs or hands, like nervous
Tika.
Than dangerous
If it is not treated, rheumatism
It hurts almost all organs, and the person will quickly turn
In ruins. Main misfortunes: polyarthritis that can lead
to complete immobility, and a carditis that threatens with a real vice
hearts.
In children, the acute course of rheumatism is more common:
The disease turns around in about two months. For the first time
Picky adults takes 3-4 months.
Diagnosis of rheumatism
To diagnose «rheumatism» can only rheumatologist. In order not to make a mistake, he must have a comprehensive examination.
First, assign a common clinical analysis of blood in order to identify signs of inflammation.
Secondly,
conduct an immunological blood test to identify specific
Remucms characteristic of rheumatism. These substances appear in the blood
no earlier than a week after the occurrence of the disease and reach
Maximum to 3-6 week.
To clarify the degree of heart damage, consultation of cardiologist, electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography of the heart. Evaluation of the state of the joints will help traumature doctors and such an unpleasant procedures as arthroscopy, joint biopsy, diagnostic joint puncture, study of the articular fluid.
With rheumatic damage to other organs, consultations and other doctors may need.
Treatment of rheumatism
With exacerbation of rheumatism treatment
must be carried out only in hospital. It is very important to observe
bed mode and fulfill all appointments of the doctor. Patient register
medicines that will remove signs of inflammation. Damaged joints
Traumatologists and manual therapists will be engaged.
In particularly severe cases, drugs will have to be administered directly into the joint. In addition, the patient will prescribe physiotherapy. And if rheumatism wakes up not for a joke — Purification of blood from aggressive substances (plasmapheresis) and other procedures.
