A significant role in the origin of pancreatitis is attributed to viral-bacterial infections, especially such as typhoid fever, viral influenza, parotitis, chicken pox, syphilis, tuberculosis, Coxsackie viruses, measles, viral hepatitis and other disorders. In people with chronic disease, foci of infection in the pancreas are formed much more often than with an acute type of disease.
Infectious pancreatitis is referred to as a disease caused by a virus that negatively affects the secretory function of the pancreas, as well as a situation where the foci of infection already occurred during the course of the disease and worsened the general condition of the patient.
The viral mechanism of pancreatitis progression is the least studied, while the enzyme auto-digestion of the gland by enzymes is not the main mechanism of the disease development, but the acceleration of apoptosis and dystrophy of cells causing the progression of gland fibrosis.
Often, infectious pancreatitis occurs against a background of viral hepatitis. This is due to the fact that the liver and pancreas have common excretory ducts, innervation, lymphatic ways and blood supply. Another way of penetrating the infection into the pancreas is from the lumen of the duodenum through the bile ducts or along the ducts, ascending way. This is facilitated by accompanied by choledocho and duodenopancreatic reflux of esophagus dyskinesia.
Symptoms of infectious pancreatitis may include symptoms of fever and leukocytosis. If the general condition of the patient worsens, in spite of the treatment of the disease, in order to correctly establish the diagnosis, a needle is inserted into the pancreas under the supervision of CT, with the help of which samples are taken for analysis. Usually a fence is made from a false cyst or phlegmon.
If it is established that the virus caused the appearance of pancreatitis, or if it worsens the general condition of a person, then a course of antibiotics is introduced into the drug treatment program.
Lack of proper attention to infectious pancreatitis can lead to death or development of a purulent form of the disease, since foci of infection are the most favorable environment for the formation of purulent discharge.
Blood tests often show leukocytosis and increased bilirubin, urine shows transaminase, creatinine, urea and amylase.
Pancreas infections
In addition to the opportunistic bacterial flora, which often affects the pancreas, this organ can be affected by various specific bacterial infections.
Most of them, by features, resemble food-borne diseases. For example, such as shigella, campylobacteria. Some of them are characterized by a systemic lesion. It provokes leptospira, brucella and many other bacteria.
According to statistics, the leading infections of this body are brucellosis and salmonellosis. Brucellosis is a typical disease of animals that is transmitted to humans. The ailment is manifested by a sharp decrease in body weight, constipation, minor pain in the abdomen.
At least, the pancreas is exposed to salmonellosis. Often, it is this infection, as a complication, which is the root cause of acute pancreatitis. Under the influence of these bacteria there is acute intoxication, which causes edema-interstitial changes in the gland. Symptoms of damage are: vomiting, nausea, acute pain in the abdomen, stool. At least, there is an increased body temperature. As a rule, it is rather difficult to establish the presence of salmonellosis without further investigation. Since its symptoms are similar to ordinary food poisoning.