What’s lung petrification?



Lung petechiae is medically known as interstitial pneumonitis, also known as pulmonary fibrosis, and is a type of lung disease.

There are many causes of pneumonitis, the main known environmental factors, such as silica dust, asbestos fibers, grain dust in the environment, may cause pneumonitis. In addition, drugs are also a major factor, the more common ones are methotrexate, amiodarone and so on. Common symptoms are dyspnea, cough, fever, night sweats, and fatigue.

Treatment only improves the symptoms or slows down the progression of the disease, making it difficult to cure. Generally, hormonal drugs such as glucocorticoids are used to alleviate the symptoms; antibiotics such as levofloxacin are used to prevent infections, and symptomatic treatments such as oxygen inhalation to correct hypoxia are used.

If the diagnosis of lung petrochemistry, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor to use medication, can not be unauthorized use of medication, and actively standardize the treatment to improve the quality of life.