Blood poisoning

The condition, which in the medical community is called sepsis, is considered one of the most dangerous pathologies. Infection of blood affects the entire body, including mucous membranes, soft tissues and biological fluids. As a result, the inflammatory process spreads with lightning speed, and its pathogens release toxic substances that can even lead to a lethal outcome.

The first signs of blood infection in humans

The main characteristic symptoms of sepsis at the onset of infection:

• chills, passing into a febrile state;
• rash on the skin, usually hemorrhagic, but sometimes papular;
• aches in joints and bones ( myalgia );
• weakness in muscles, lethargy;
• general tiredness, drowsiness.

It is worth noting that early clinical manifestations directly depend on the causative agent of sepsis. In some cases, signs are practically absent, and sometimes arise and progress very quickly, within 24-48 hours.

How does the common infection of the blood appear?

Further development of infection of a biological fluid is characterized by such symptoms:

• increase in the size of the spleen and liver;
• a sharp increase in body temperature to a mark of 40 degrees or more;
• increased separation of sweat;
• stool disorders;
• lack of appetite, fasting or anorexia ;
• decrease in the intensity of contraction of all muscles in the body (hypodynamia);
• the formation of large abscesses in the tissues;
• diarrhea and vomiting, leading to dehydration, other dyspeptic disorders;
• feeling of thirst;
• the instability of the mental state (apathy and depression, turning into joyful excitement, euphoria);
• hyperemia of the facial skin;
• swelling of the cheeks;
• appearance of red spots or bands on the shoulders, forearms (due to petechial hemorrhages);
• bleeding of the mucous membranes, especially in the oral cavity;
• herpetic lesions of the lips;
• difficulty breathing;
• fever with delusions.

These clinical manifestations arise due to complete intoxication of the body with harmful substances, which secrete pathogenic bacteria in the process of vital activity. Poisons and toxins, trapped in the blood and lymph, instantly spread throughout the body, penetrating into soft tissues, mucous membranes, internal organs and even joints and bones.

Consequences of blood poisoning

In the absence of adequate antibiotic therapy, the outcome of the disease is inconvenient - the activity of all body systems is disrupted, signs of peritonitis, pneumonia are revealed. Further, there is hypotension, dysfunction of multiple organs, hypoperfusion. With a decrease in the blood supply of the tissues, septic shock develops, after which death occurs.

Is infection of the blood treated?

Therapy of sepsis is necessarily performed in a hospital setting, and intensive separation. The combined treatment regimen includes:

1. Reception of large doses of antibiotics, taking into account the sensitivity of bacteria-pathogens to the selected type of drugs.
2. Use of drugs of the sulfonamide group.
3. Increase the body's resistance to viruses and bacteria with the help of vitamin therapy, immunomodulating medications, enhanced nutrition with a predominance of protein foods.
4. Transfusion of blood or its substitutes.
5. Application of specialized antiseptic serums.
6. Introduction of autovaccine, as well as gamma globulins.

If there are open infected wounds or purulent foci, local treatment is also recommended, in some cases - surgical intervention with excision of damaged necrotic tissue, antiseptic treatment, drainage, suturing or application of plastic techniques.