Certain lung diseases such as lung cancer, tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can cause patients to lose weight.
Lung cancer is the most common primary tumor of the lungs, with clinical manifestations including cough, sputum, hemoptysis and wasting. In the late stage of the disease, tumor growth and infection, pain, etc. can cause loss of appetite, which eventually manifests as emaciation or cachexia.
Tuberculosis is caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Typical clinical manifestations are cough, hemoptysis, afternoon hot flashes, and fatigue, etc. Some patients may also have night sweats, lethargy, loss of appetite and weight loss.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), referred to as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is generally slow onset and long duration of the disease, with the main symptoms including chronic cough, sputum, wheezing, etc. In the advanced stage of the disease, patients may experience weight loss, loss of appetite, etc. In addition, there are other diseases such as bronchiectasis and bronchiolitis.
In addition, there are like bronchial dilatation combined with infection, pulmonary fibrosis and chronic pulmonary heart disease patients with infectious consumption and respiratory distress, chronic hypoxia, gastrointestinal dysfunction, poor absorption of nutrients, at the same time eat something on the wheezing, seriously affecting the appetite, can also cause wasting.
There are many diseases that cause weight loss, so if you experience significant wasting, please seek medical attention.