The harm of vasculitis

summary

Vasculitis is a kind of disease that can lead to small and medium-sized arteritis lesions until vascular stenosis and occlusion, causing great harm and impact on people's lives. The obvious symptoms of vasculitis are numbness, chills, fear of cold, acid swelling, fatigue, heavy and mild intermittent claudication. The latter is the typical sign of this period.

The harm of vasculitis

First, it is the key to the nursing of vasculitis. The protection and heat preservation of affected limbs should avoid fatigue, bumping, smashing and frostbite; shoes and socks should be loose; keep warm and cold. Keep the affected limbs clean and sanitary to avoid skin irritation and damage. It is forbidden to wash feet with cold water or superheated water. Cold can cause vasoconstriction and spasm, aggravate the disease, and overheat, which can also promote the progress of the disease.

Second, the pain is relieved immediately after the rest. After walking again, the symptoms appear again, which is called intermittent claudication. With the development of the disease, walking distance gradually shortened. This is due to the increase of muscle oxygen demand after walking. The skin temperature of the affected limb was lower, the skin color was paler, and the pulse of dorsalis pedis artery or (and) posterior tibial artery was weakened. There is often migratory thrombophlebitis.

Third: wound care: vasculitis wound care and wound dressing is the key, each dressing before the first use of saline cleaning, and then apply ointment, pay attention not to use alcohol cleaning. Pay attention to protect the wound surface to avoid further injury.

matters needing attention

For early patients, there is no special taboo on diet, but they should eat less spicy food such as pepper, garlic, and drink less. The necrotic stage should eat high nutrition, easy to digest, less stimulating food, eat more fruits and vegetables, eat less pork, fish, shrimp, can choose some warm food, such as beef, mutton, chicken, etc., is conducive to warming channels and dredging collaterals. Avoid raw and cold food, eat less or do not eat sticky food, such as rice cake, sesame sugar, etc.