What rule out diphtheria

summary

Unfortunately, I caught a cold. It seems that my colleagues infected me. Moreover, I found that I had a sore throat. I took some medicine, but I still didn't have any strength. So I went to the Internet to check. The situation is a bit like diphtheria. Now let's learn what to rule out diphtheria.

What rule out diphtheria

First, antitoxin therapy: antitoxin can neutralize the free toxin, but not the combined toxin. In the first 3 days of the course of disease, the effect is better, and then the effect is significantly reduced, so it should be used as early as possible. The dose depends on the scope, location and treatment time of pseudomembrane.

Second: the treatment of diphtheria carriers. The patients with positive results were isolated and treated with penicillin or erythromycin at the same dosage as before. Antitoxin was not necessary. After 3 times of negative culture, the isolation can be removed, and the tonsils can be removed for the stubborn carriers.

Third: the treatment of laryngeal obstruction. For patients with mild laryngeal obstruction, the development of the disease should be closely observed and tracheotomy should be prepared at any time. When dyspnea is severe and three pits appear, tracheotomy should be performed immediately, and the pseudomembrane should be removed at the incision, or trypsin or chymotrypsin should be dropped to dissolve the pseudomembrane.

matters needing attention

The possibility of diphtheria infection is relatively large. If this disease is not paid attention to, it will cause complications and lead to more serious consequences, so the prevention work is more important.