Bronchitis is a common disease in which inflammatory inflammation of the bronchi is observed, associated with various provoking factors. Typically, the characteristic symptoms of bronchitis are: cough, malaise and fever. But does the temperature of the body always increase with this disease, and can there be bronchitis without temperature? We will try to understand it.
Is there bronchitis without fever?
The increase in body temperature with various pathologies is a normal protective reaction of the organism, which contributes to the rapid development of protective substances to combat pathogens that cause inflammation. If an infectious-inflammatory disease is diagnosed without an elevated temperature, it can be assumed that there are malfunctions with the functioning of the immune system.
Inflammation of bronchi with normal body temperature is sometimes found in medical practice, and without raising the temperature, both acute and chronic bronchitis can occur. Most often, this symptomatology is observed in bronchitis caused by the following factors:
- exposure to allergens (dust, plant pollen, household chemicals, food products, medicines, microorganisms, etc.);
- penetration of toxic chemicals through the respiratory system;
- inhalation of contaminated air for a long period of time;
- smoking.
In some cases, without an increase in body temperature, infectious bronchitis occurs in mild form, and often all other symptoms are weakly expressed.
How to treat bronchitis without fever?
Regardless of whether bronchitis is accompanied by an increase in body temperature or not, the doctor should be engaged in treatment of this disease. Therefore, if a symptom is found, you should consult a therapist who can, if necessary, send for consultation to an immunologist, an allergist or other narrow specialists to find out the causes of the pathology.
As a rule, medication is prescribed, which may include:
- antibiotics;
- antiviral agents;
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- mucolytics;
- immunomodulators, etc.
Also recommended is a generous warm drink, observance of a sparing diet.
Often, bronchitis is prescribed physiotherapy procedures:
- inhalation;
- ozocerite applications;
- UHF-therapy , etc.