What should I do if I have a fever due to lymph node tuberculosis?

Lymph node disease is a common physical disease for many people. Generally, large lumps will appear on the surface of human skin, especially swollen lumps will appear on the neck, which will cause pain and persistent fever in the body, which is very harmful to health. You can take medicine to reduce fever first, and you can take heat-clearing and fire-clearing medicine to relieve it.

What to do if the lymph nodes have fever?

If there is lymph node tuberculosis and high fever, you can first take medication to temporarily relieve the symptoms. You can choose to take Prunella Vulgaris oral liquid, which has the effects of clearing heat, dispersing nodules, and reducing swelling. It has a therapeutic effect on symptoms such as mastitis, lymph node tuberculosis, etc.

In addition to drug treatment, patients should also pay attention to the fact that if systemic symptoms such as fever, weight loss, skin rashes, etc. occur due to lymph node tuberculosis, it may be that the condition has changed and it is not just simple lymph node tuberculosis, it may also be lymphoma. Therefore, when the symptoms are obvious, a lymph node biopsy and pathological tissue examination should be performed to confirm the diagnosis.

If patients find that their lymph nodes are rapidly enlarging, they should go to the hospital for treatment in time. In addition, patients with lymph tuberculosis accompanied by high fever symptoms, if they have unexplained high fever for more than half a month, especially if they are also found to have symptoms of weight loss, should pay close attention and go to the hospital as soon as possible. To prevent lymphadenopathy.

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For patients with lymph tuberculosis, they should pay more attention to observing the lymph nodes. If any abnormality is found, they should be treated in time. In addition, they can eat more foods that are beneficial to the condition, such as taro, arrowhead, water chestnut, etc.

Etiology and pathology

There are two causes of lymph node tuberculosis: one is the primary infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis through the upper respiratory tract or with food in the oral cavity and nasopharynx, especially the tonsils. Then it travels along the lymphatic vessels to the superficial and deep lymph nodes in the neck. Most of the lymph nodes in each part are unilateral. The pharynx is affected. In severe cases, the affected lymph nodes continue to develop into cold abscesses or ulcers after absorption.

The other is that after primary tuberculosis infection, the tuberculosis bacteria in the blood enter the medial cervical lymph nodes through the blood, causing cervical lymph node tuberculosis; it can also infect the lymph nodes in the waist and abdomen, and then draw the deep lymph nodes to cause secondary infection, which is more common in the onset of cervical lymph node tuberculosis.

Lymph node tuberculosis typing

Classification of lymph node tuberculosis: caseous tuberculosis, proliferative tuberculosis, mixed tuberculosis, and anergic tuberculosis.

Spiritual Health

(1) Eliminate fear

To eliminate the fear of tuberculosis, patients must first understand tuberculosis. Doctors should explain to patients the causes and current treatment status of tuberculosis, and make them understand that the treatment of tuberculosis has undergone significant changes compared to 40 years ago. In the past, due to the lack of drugs to inhibit and kill tuberculosis bacteria, treatment mainly relied on bed rest, sunlight exposure, fresh air, and enhanced nutrition, which had very low effectiveness and a high mortality rate. With the progress of society and the development of science and technology, effective anti-tuberculosis drugs have come out one after another, making the cure of tuberculosis possible. As long as the patient follows the doctor's instructions and takes the medication regularly throughout the entire course, tuberculosis can be completely cured. It is necessary to frequently publicize and explain to patients the knowledge of tuberculosis prevention and treatment and health care common sense, so that patients can have a correct understanding of their condition and be encouraged to always remain optimistic and cheer up. A good mood can promote appetite, increase the secretion of digestive juices and the function of the digestive tract, and increase digestion. At the same time, a happy mood can ensure good sleep and rest, which naturally improves the body's disease resistance. Combined with the use of appropriate anti-tuberculosis drugs, the patient's body can recover quickly.

(2) Take rest and avoid fatigue

For tuberculosis patients, even if they have reasonable treatment plans and rich nutritional equipment, if they do not pay attention to rest and are too tired, their condition will worsen. Because tuberculosis is a chronic wasting disease, it is often accompanied by fatigue. Only when the patient's body gets proper rest can energy and physical strength be restored. Reasonable rest is one of the key issues related to whether tuberculosis patients can recover.

First of all, you should ensure enough sleep. While still asleep, various life activities in the body such as heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, pulse and various metabolic functions are low, muscles are in a relaxed state, and the energy consumption of the whole body is greatly reduced, so that the functions can use sufficient energy to repair and restore the damage caused by the illness of the human bag. Generally speaking, you should get at least 9 hours of sleep at night and have a 1-2 hour nap at noon. People with weak constitution should rest in bed for about an hour at 10 am. At the same time, you should pay attention to the combination of movement and stillness, and advise patients to do activities within their ability, such as walking, painting, playing chess, growing flowers, etc. Long-term bed rest will reduce the functions of various organs in the body and weaken the body's resistance to disease. Sitting inactive for a long time will make the waist and back muscles tense and cause blood stasis in the lower abdomen. Therefore, alternating and reasonably arranging adequate sleep and moderate activities is the best way to strengthen the patient's constitution and improve the ability to fight tuberculosis. Patients in the improvement stage can increase the duration and intensity of their activities and do some light housework. Prepare to resume normal work, but never exceed the patient's capacity and do not feel tired. Patients whose condition has stabilized can resume normal work, but they should not be too tired. Rest should be ensured in spare time.