Helminths are one of the most common parasites that can penetrate the human body to carry out their vital functions. Worms are located in the lungs and other vital organs.
Each patient should know which worms live in the lungs:
- Pig-liver, is a causative agent of cysticercosis. Getting into the lungs, the parasite begins to multiply, while forming a fibrous capsule. On the X-ray, you can see small shadows in the locations of worms;
- Ascarids. May cause asthmatic bronchitis and alveolar edema;
- Tape worm, is the causative agent of echinococcosis. A parasite can cause a cyst.
Pulmonary worms enter the body through everyday objects, food and dishes. The defeat of the organ can occur both through the blood and through the lymph. To timely identify parasites, you need to pay attention to the symptoms.
Clinical picture of pulmonary worms
After parasites enter the body, signs of infection appear after a certain time. Sometimes, worms in the bronchi, can not cause symptoms for several years. Activation of worms occurs after a decrease in immunity or the influence of environmental factors.
When helminthiasis of the lungs appear, the following symptoms appear:
- The temperature rises;
- We feel a breakdown;
- Attacks of breathlessness or suffocation;
- Migraine;
- Tingling in the chest;
- Emetic reflex;
- Nausea;
- Allergic reaction;
- Loss of appetite.
Often the signs of worms in the lungs are similar to the symptoms of other diseases. With any changes in a person's condition, a diagnosis should be made to understand the cause of the disorder.
Often, echinococcus chainling enters the lungs of patients. Such helminths in the lungs in humans provoke the following symptoms:
- In the first year the disease does not manifest itself;
- Then there is pain in the chest;
- The patient appears cough and shortness of breath;
- Body temperature rises to 39 degrees;
- The gaps increase between the edges.
If the worms in the lungs caused the appearance of a cyst at the root, then the symptoms may be absent.
Diagnosis of helminths in the lungs of
After parasites have caused the appearance of symptoms, it is necessary to undergo treatment. In order to understand what medicine will be better to act, it is necessary to pass the diagnosis and to pass the tests.
Most of the parasites can be detected by the following diagnostic methods:
- Computed tomography;
- Fluoroscopy;
- Serological examination methods;
- Laparoscopy;
- With the help of ultrasonic equipment;
- By scanning with various devices.
When the first signs of worms appear, doctors recommend to undergo a survey using fluorography.
The main diagnostic method that allows to detect helminths in the lungs is an x-ray. Thanks to this method, the doctor can notice in the respiratory organs in time the echinococcus cysts or pulmonary worms.
For accurate analysis, the following method can be used:
- Assay for immunoenzymes;
- Reaction of indirect hemagglutination.
Thanks to such analyzes it is possible to distinguish helminthiasis of the lungs from peripheral carcinoma and tuberculosis. When X-ray examination, all diseases form on the respiratory organs shadows, the same as creating worms in the lungs in humans.
Control of pulmonary worms
After the diagnostic methods were performed and the doctor confirmed that worms appeared in the respiratory organs, urgent treatment should be performed. It should be noted that the use of conventional antibiotics will not lead to the destruction of parasites, but will affect the immune system.
In most cases, anthelminthic medicines of a wide range of action are used. Good results can be obtained by using sorbents and phytotherapy.
Glary lung invasion requires urgent therapy. Doctors are most often discharged to their patients:
- Escazol;
- Zentel;
- Albendazole;
- Praziquantel and other similar preparations.
When using any medicines for helminthiasis, it must be remembered that side effects may occur, especially if the patient has undergone a massive attack of worms.
Therapy should be carried out under the supervision of doctors, if the worms in the lungs appeared in children. The child's body is not able to cope with such loads as the adult body. If the therapy or drug overdose is wrong, serious complications can occur.
For effectiveness and quick recovery, you can combine medical therapy and traditional medicine. When ascaris penetrates the respiratory system, it is recommended to consume daily:
- Pumpkin oil. After eating, it is recommended to drink 40 drops of oil;
- Pulmonary worms in humans can also be treated with castor oil and cognac. For 50 milliliters of cognac, 1 tablespoon of castor oil is taken. It is best to use the tincture in the morning, after breakfast;
- Onion broth. For cooking, you need 200 milliliters of boiled water and 1 onion. The broth should be infused for 48 hours. Ready medicine should be taken before meals for 4 days.
Also popular recipes will help cope with pulmonary worms during pregnancy. During this period, medicinal preparations are best not to use, then the future children will be healthy. The same applies to the lactation period. With the mother's milk, a child may get a medicine, and this is better not to admit. Decoctions do not cause the baby any harm.
When deducing helminths from the respiratory system, you need to monitor the diet, as when leaving the body, the worms can form a tangle. In this case, the patient will have constipation. It is better to use laxatives in time.
After the elimination of pulmonary parasites, it is necessary to proceed with restorative procedures. The patient should take some time to use drugs that strengthen the immune system, as well as supporting the liver and lungs. Otherwise, the recovery will take several times longer and the probability of re-infection with worms will be high.
Prevention of worms in the lungs
Worms living in the respiratory system - this is quite an unpleasant phenomenon, for those who doubt, you can see the corresponding photo. Recovering from pulmonary worms is not as easy as it seems at first glance. I'll have to use all kinds of pills and decoctions to cope with the problem. It is best not to allow infection.
It is much easier to prevent the helminths in the human lungs from appearing. To this end, simple precautions are recommended:
- Keep your body and hands clean;
- After contact with pets, wash hands and feet;
- Before consuming fruits and vegetables, treat them with hot water;
- Do not drink from natural sources, as there is a chance of contracting helminthic invasion;
- Take a survey once a year.
Once every six months, you can take the whole family antihelminthic drugs. Also, you can periodically take broths and tinctures that do not cause harm to health.
Especially, in a careful way, you need to monitor children, because they are constantly in contact with pets and play in the sand.