What are the common hazards of hamartoma

What are the common hazards of hamartoma? There are thousands of clinical diseases, and the types of diseases are countless. Hamartoma is one of them. I believe everyone is relatively unfamiliar with this disease. The specific cause of the disease is unknown. It can appear in any part of the body, and the harm caused cannot be ignored. So, what are the common hazards of hamartoma?

1. Specific epilepsy: It is the harmful manifestation of hypothalamic hamartoma. Gelastic epilepsy is the most characteristic clinical symptom of hypothalamic hamartoma. Gelastic epilepsy belongs to a type of diencephalic epilepsy, which is manifested as paroxysmal giggling, which lasts for a few seconds or tens of seconds and then stops suddenly. There is no loss of consciousness during the attack, and it may occur dozens of times a day. Gelastic epilepsy usually starts in infants and young children, and the attacks become more frequent with age.

However, gelastic epilepsy can only be diagnosed if it meets the following conditions: no external triggers, repetitive and stereotyped laughter, may be accompanied by other types of epilepsy, and EEG changes. Gelastic epilepsy is not well treated with medication, and long-term attacks can lead to cognitive and behavioral disorders, and then develop into complex partial epilepsy, tonic epilepsy, tonic-clonic epilepsy, and secondary generalized epilepsy.

2. Cognitive dysfunction: The harmful manifestations of hypothalamic hamartomas include cognitive dysfunction, which manifests as hyperactivity, poor attention, delayed language development, poor learning ability, and low IQ. In addition to the fact that the disease is a congenital brain development abnormality, it is often accompanied by poor intelligence and is also related to long-term frequent epilepsy.

3. Cause dyspnea and cyanosis: Patients with pulmonary hamartomas may experience symptoms such as cough, sputum, hemoptysis, shortness of breath, chest pain, fever, etc. Symptoms of hamartomas in the main bronchi, lobar bronchi, and especially in the carina area appear earlier, often accompanied by wheezing, and may even cause severe dyspnea and cyanosis.

4. Respiratory distress or heart failure: There are no symptoms in the early stage of hepatic hamartoma. In the late stage, a huge painless abdominal mass and the resulting compression symptoms may appear. The digestive tract manifests as nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, constipation, etc. The mass presses the diaphragm upward, which can cause dyspnea. In severe cases, it can cause respiratory distress or heart failure, and there are symptoms such as anemia and weight loss.

Patients with hamartomas should pay attention to keeping a good mood, avoid getting angry, eat more vegetables and fruits, keep bowel movements regular, do not eat too much, and eat about 70% to 80% full. Eat less beef, mutton, pork, and dog meat, avoid greasy and heavy foods, strong alcohol, and spicy fried foods. It is better to eat light, nutritious foods.