Lymphadenitis is caused by the invasion of lymph nodes by pathogenic bacteria along the lymphatic vessels. What are the symptoms of lymphadenitis? Swollen lymph nodes and tenderness are the main symptoms of lymphadenitis.
What is lymphadenitis
Lymphadenitis is most often secondary to other septic infections caused by pathogenic bacteria that invade the lymph nodes along the lymphatic vessels. The main pathogens of this disease are purulent bacteria, and the causative organisms are mainly streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus. When the human body was accidentally injured or secondary to other purulent infections, purulent bacteria invade the local lymph nodes along the lymphatic vessels, which can cause acute inflammatory lesions, the main pathological changes are lymph node congestion, edema oozing, with coagulated lymphatic fluid and bacteria.
Since the lymphatic fluid is zoned to pool in the lymph nodes of a specific area, a primary infection in a certain area can only cause lymphadenitis in a certain area. This is why the disease occurs most often in the neck, axilla and groin. Infection of the lymph nodes can lead to perilymphadenitis, adhesions that form clusters and can develop into abscesses, forming lymphadenitis.
What are the symptoms of lymphadenitis
Lymphadenitis is categorized into acute lymphadenitis and chronic lymphadenitis. The symptoms of lymphadenitis are specified below.
1, acute lymphadenitis: often secondary to other purulent infectious diseases. The lymph nodes are rapidly enlarged and painful. If the patient's resistance is strong, there can be no systemic symptoms, without treatment can be self-healing. In more serious cases, the local redness, swelling, heat and pain, accompanied by chills, fever, headache and other symptoms, through timely antibacterial and anti-inflammatory treatment, the redness and swelling can subside, but sometimes due to the inflammation caused by tissue hyperplasia, can leave a small hard knot. If the inflammation is not controlled in time, it spreads to the lymph nodes and adheres to each other, and in severe cases, abscesses can be formed. If left untreated, it can cause sepsis.
2, chronic lymphadenitis: localized lymph node enlargement initially in common areas, such as submandibular, under the chin, deep upper neck lymph nodes are enlarged, painful, clear perimeter, activity without adhesion. When the disease continues to develop and the lymph node inflammation spreads to the surrounding tissues, the lymph nodes become inactive on palpation, the pain increases, and the disease further develops into adenogenic cellulitis. Chronic lymphadenitis has a history of recurrent demyelination, 2-3 lymph nodes, medium-hard texture, activity, and tenderness on pressure.
What to do with lymph nodes
What to do with lymph nodes? Treatment of lymphadenitis, commonly used treatment methods include general treatment, Western medicine, Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. The methods of treating lymphadenitis are as follows:
1, general therapy: Attention to rest, light diet, and actively deal with the primary lesions.
2, Western medical treatment: can first use penicillin and streptomycin and other broad-spectrum antibiotics. For those who are allergic to penicillin and streptomycin, erythromycin can be used as well as metronidazole (methotrexate).
3, local treatment
(1) red swelling period available pods of ointment or chemical toxin dispersant ointment, abscess formation, should be cut to drain the pus or the use of iron hoops dispersant ointment and chemical toxin dispersant ointment and half of the mixing of the external application.
(2) after the ulceration can be used A word mention poison twist, red gauze change. If the pus and poison has been exhausted, can be used externally Gan milk cream, to promote its closure.
4, traditional Chinese medicine
(1) wind-heat phlegm-toxin type lymphadenitis
Symptoms: lumps occurring in the jaw and neck, generalized chills and fever, headache, sore throat, dry mouth. Thin white or thin yellow moss, floating pulse.
Treatment: dredge wind and clear heat, dissolve phlegm and eliminate swelling.
Prescription: burdock detoxification soup with subtractions: burdock 16 grams, 12 grams of mint, 16 grams of honeysuckle, 13 grams of forsythia, 12 grams of Xiaku Cao, 12 grams of thorn mustard, 12 grams of xuan shen, 12 grams of zhebei, 12 grams of silkworms, 12 grams of glycyrrhiza glabra. If the heat is very much can be added scutellaria, gardenia, root, constipation and rhubarb.
(2) Liver depression and phlegm fire type lymphadenitis
Symptoms: lumps occurring in the armpits, generalized fever, headache, chest and hypochondrium pulling pain, bitter mouth and dry throat. The tongue is red, the moss is yellow, and the pulse is stringy.
Treatment: clearing the liver and relieving depression, resolving phlegm and dispersing lumps.
Prescription: Chai Hu Qing Liver Tang Plus Reduction. 12 grams of Chaihu, 12 grams of Neem, 12 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, 16 grams of Radix et Rhizoma Shengdi, 12 grams of Xuanhu, 12 grams of Burdock, 12 grams of Psidium guajava, 12 grams of Piper betel, 12 grams of Fritillaria zeylanica, 12 grams of Forsythia, 12 grams of Xiaku Cao, 7 grams of Glycyrrhiza. If the liver fire is very, short red urine, constipation can be added to the rhubarb, gentian herb, plantain seeds.
(3) warm-heat embracing lymphadenitis
Symptoms: lumps occurring in the groin, generalized fever, constriction of the affected limbs, yellowish-heat urine. The moss is yellow and greasy and the pulse is floating.
Treatment: clearing heat and removing toxins, promoting dampness and eliminating swelling.
Prescription: Wu Shen Tang combined with Cao Zhu Wei Wei Tang plus subtractions. 12 grams of Zihuadidin, 12 grams of dandelion, 16 grams of Lonicera japonica, 12 grams of Cyperus rotundus, 12 grams of Plantago ovata, 16 grams of Coix lacryma, 12 grams of hyssop, 12 grams of Phellodendron amurense, 12 grams of neem.
(4) heat and pus type lymphadenitis
Symptoms: local skin redness, swelling, heat and pain, soft lumps, fluctuations should be finger feeling. Generalized fever, dry mouth, red tongue, yellow moss, smooth pulse.
Treatment: clearing heat and draining pus.
Prescription: according to the different parts of the occurrence, in the above three types of prescription, add 12 grams of Soapwort, 12 grams of roasted mountain armor, 16 grams of smallpox pollen.
5, a single formula, prescription
(1) fresh chrysanthemum leaves appropriate amount, add a little brown sugar, pounded, and applied externally to the affected area. 2 changes per day.
(2) Garcinia cambogia 50 grams of powder, placed in a bottle, then add 75% alcohol 300 ml, cover tightly, shaking, with a cotton ball dipped in liquid coated with the affected area 3-4 times. Used in the absence of pus.
What to eat for lymphadenitis
Suffering from lymphadenitis, you need to pay attention to the diet should be light, and eat more food to clear away heat and detoxification, such as amaranth, chrysanthemum, mung beans, horseshoes, horse chestnuts, amaranthus, rehmannia and so on, which can help to clear the body's poisons, and promote recovery. What does lymphadenitis eat to get well quickly? Here are three recommended dietary remedies for people with lymphadenitis.
1, amaranth chrysanthemum mung bean porridge
Ingredients: 100 grams of fresh amaranth, 15 grams of chrysanthemum, 50 grams of mung beans, 150 grams of round-grained rice.
Method: mung beans soaked for half a day, amaranth cleaned and chopped, chrysanthemum roasted and powdered. Mung beans half-cooked human amaranth, round-grained rice, cooked into a porridge, add chrysanthemum end of a little boiled into, 2 times a day serving.
Functions: Clearing heat, detoxification and diuresis.
Indications: acute lymphadenitis, with one or several silky red lines appearing at the wounds of the lower limbs, hard and with pressure pain.
2, horseshoe porridge
Ingredients: 100 grams of horseshoe, 100 grams of round-grained rice.
Method: water chestnuts peeled and sliced, and washed round-grained polished polished-grained rice with a pot, add water to cook porridge, 2 times a day.
Functions: clearing heat and generating fluids.
Treatment: acute lymphangitis.
3, amaranth and rutabaga drink
Ingredients: 1000 grams of fresh amaranth, 1000 grams of fresh rutabaga.
Method: the medicine is washed, squeezed juice to drink tea, 100 ml each time, 2-3 times a day.
Functions: Clearing heat and removing toxins.
Indications: acute lymphadenitis, swelling of the lower limbs, pressure and pain.