How to care for nasopharyngeal carcinoma complicated with dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis is a relatively common skin disease, and its cause is closely related to viral infection and immune dysfunction. The current treatment technology in China has reached the international leading level and can be completely cured. After recovery, how to care for nasopharyngeal carcinoma complicated with dermatomyositis? Preventing its recurrence is also a very important issue.

How to care

Method 1: Lifestyle adjustment: During the acute phase, patients should rest in bed and do passive joint and muscle movements twice a day to prevent tissue atrophy, but active movements are not encouraged. During the recovery phase, patients can do moderate and light activities, but the movements should not be too fast or too large. The amount of activity should be gradually increased according to the degree of muscle strength recovery. Functional exercises should avoid excessive fatigue to avoid elevated serum enzymes. In addition, patients need to maintain a cheerful spirit and firm confidence in overcoming the disease.

Method 2: Dietary adjustment: Arrange your diet reasonably to ensure adequate intake of vitamins and proteins. Avoid eating fatty, sweet, greasy, raw, cold, and spicy foods to avoid damaging the spleen and eliminating dampness. Clinical medicinal diet therapy usually focuses on nourishing the spleen and kidney. The drugs that can be used as diet include yam, coix seed, smilax glabra, cordyceps sinensis, angelica, wolfberry, donkey-hide gelatin, ganoderma lucidum, placenta, etc.

There is still a step that needs to be taken after recovery, and it is very important. The purpose is to prevent the recurrence of dermatomyositis and stay away from dermatomyositis completely.