What is the department for lung infections?

Lung infection, if the adult lung infection need to consult the respiratory medicine, if the child lung infection may need to go to pediatrics, such as tuberculosis, must be in the tuberculosis specialist hospital. Lung infections are commonly caused by respiratory infections, such as bacterial pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, lung abscess, fungal pneumonia and other diseases, so you need to go to the respiratory medicine department. Note that patients with lung infections commonly present with cough, chest pain, purulent sputum and fever. Note that patients with fever should first consult a fever clinic, and patients diagnosed with tuberculosis should consult a tuberculosis specialist hospital. If the patient is a child, he or she can go to a pediatrician. If the lung infection is not treated in time, infectious shock is likely to occur. Therefore, it is necessary to consult a doctor for blood tests, C-reactive protein, sputum culture, chest X-ray and other tests to find out the specific cause of the disease and then carry out targeted treatment. It is recommended to seek timely medical treatment after abnormalities occur, under the guidance of a professional physician to avoid delays in the condition.