General description of the disease
It is a pathological process in which tissue necrosis occurs in a living organism[3]… This irreversible process is usually caused by exogenous or endogenous tissue or cell damage.
This disease is dangerous for humans, can lead to serious consequences and requires serious medical treatment. If ignored or untimely therapy, it can be dangerous to human life.
Forms, types and stages of necrosis
Depending on the changes in the tissues, two are distinguished forms of necrosis:
- 1 dry or coagulation – appears as a result of tissue dehydration due to circulatory disorders;
- 2 wet or colliquation – damage to muscles and tissues with clear signs of swelling, develops very quickly;
Views:
- heart attack – dying off of a part of an internal organ;
- sequestration – damage to bone tissue;
- gangrene – necrosis of muscles, mucous membranes or skin;
- bedsores are ulcers that appear in immobilized people.
Stage:
- 1 paranecrosis quickly responds to therapy. The first stage should not cause much concern, the main thing is to diagnose the disease in time and consult a doctor;
- 2 necrobiosis – the second stage, in which irreversible processes occur in tissues and organs. The metabolism is disrupted and the formation of new cells stops;
- 3 in the third stage begins cell death;
- 4 autolysis – in the fourth stage, dead cells release toxic enzymes that provoke tissue decomposition.
Reasons for the development of necrosis
- traumatic necrosis can provoke electric shock, burns, frostbite, radioactive radiation and tissue injury as a result of a shock;
- toxic necrosis may be of bacterial origin, it appears in diphtheria, syphilis, leprosy. This type of necrosis can be caused by chemical compounds: exposure to medicines, acids, alkalis and toxins on the skin;
- trophoneurotic necrosis formed as a result of a malfunction of the central nervous system, a vivid example of this type of necrosis are bedsores, which can occur when the skin is systematically squeezed with plaster or tight bandages;
- allergic necrosis provoke polypeptide protein injections;
- vascular necrosis occurs as a result of vascular blockage. As a result, tissues are inadequately supplied with tissue and die off. This type of necrosis is the most common;
- coagulation necrosis often there are people with a disturbed diet. It can also be provoked by chemical and physical effects on the skin;
- colliquation necrosis may be the result of a circulatory failure in a certain area;
- gangrene can damage any tissues and internal organs, as a rule, it is provoked by injuries;
- joint necrosis can cause injury, bad habits and certain medications;
- sequestration formed against the background of osteomyelitis. This type of necrosis is practically not amenable to therapy.
Necrosis symptoms
The first signs of necrosis are numbness and loss of sensation. The skin turns pale as a result of impaired blood circulation, and then gradually becomes cyanotic, and then turns dark green or black.
With leg necrosis, fatigue appears after a short walk, convulsions, then poorly healing ulcers form, which subsequently necrotic.
If necrosis has struck the internal organs, then the general state of health worsens and the work of the system whose organ is affected is disrupted.
Traumatic necrosis is manifested by pallor of the skin, compaction at the site of the lesion, then an escudate appears in the area of the affected area.
With toxic necrosis, patients are worried about weakness, fever, weight loss, and cough.
Joint necrosis is accompanied by severe pain that leads to disability.
With trophoneurotic necrosis, bedsores appear, while the color of the skin becomes light yellow, the patient does not experience pain. After a while, small bubbles filled with liquid form on the affected area.
Allergic necrosis is accompanied by severe itching, swelling, and fever.
Complication of necrosis
With an unfavorable outcome of necrosis, purulent fusion of tissues is possible, which accompanies bleeding, subsequently sepsis develops. Vascular necrosis in the form of heart attack and stroke is often fatal.
Necrotic lesions of vital internal organs can also lead to the death of the patient.
With necrosis of the lower extremities, amputation is possible.
In case of incorrect therapy of joint necrosis, the patient is threatened with disability.
Prevention of necrosis
Cell and tissue necrosis most often develops against the background of pressure sores and ulcerative lesions of the skin. Therefore, you need to treat and avoid injuries and abrasions on time, consume enough vitamins, make sure that there is no diaper rash, sleep on bedding made of natural materials.
If we are talking about an immobile patient, then you should change his bedding as often as possible, give him a light massage, try to diversify the patient’s movements, delicately cleanse the skin and treat it with special anti-decubitus drugs.
For preventive purposes, it is necessary to treat chronic diseases on time, to minimize the possibility of injury.
Treatment of necrosis in mainstream medicine
The sooner a patient with necrosis consults a doctor, the more successful the therapy will be. It is advisable to be treated in a hospital setting. The doctor prescribes medications that restore blood circulation in the affected areas, antibiotics are also prescribed, the skin is constantly treated with detoxifying agents.
In some cases, they resort to surgical intervention, excising dead tissue. For health reasons, amputation is performed.
Useful products for necrosis
An important element of complex therapy is a properly composed diet, which will provide the patient with all the necessary vitamins, microelements and nutrients and should include:
- 1 cereals;
- 2 boiled poultry meat, since it has a minimum cholesterol content;
- 3 quality dairy products;
- 4 greenery;
- 5 a sufficient amount of proteins;
- 6 blueberries and cranberries – powerful antioxidants;
- 7 fish is a source of fatty acids and phosphorus;
- 8 asparagus and lentils, which are rich in potassium and fiber;
- 9 pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds as a source of healthy cholesterol.
Traditional medicine for necrosis
In the treatment of necrosis, traditional medicine is successfully used:
- on the affected areas of the skin, apply an ointment from lard, slaked lime and crushed oak bark, taken in equal proportions;
- before applying an ointment or compress for disinfection, traditional healers recommend washing the wound with water and brown laundry soap;
- with dry gangrene, lotions with yogurt are effective;
- good results are obtained with powder of juniper leaves applied to the wound;
- regularly applying sorrel gruel to ulcers can stop gangrene[2];
- take inward sorrel juice;
- apply chilled steamed millet to the affected areas of the skin;
- clove oil compresses contribute to wound healing;
- in case of a stroke, it is useful to drink an infusion of propolis and mummy mixed with aloe juice;
- drink 1 glass of freshly squeezed carrot juice daily;
- chew fresh rye bread, mix the resulting gruel with salt and apply to ulcers;
- take warm baths from a decoction of chestnut fruits;
- drink during the day as tea a decoction of young shoots of needles;
- lightly beat off the cabbage leaf, spread it with honey and apply to the affected areas[1];
- in the fight against pancreatic necrosis, good results are obtained from the use of blueberry infusion three times a day.
Dangerous and harmful products with necrosis
With necrosis of the skin, it is necessary to exclude from the diet alcohol, soda, fatty foods, as well as foods that contribute to blood clotting: potatoes, bananas.
In case of strokes and heart attacks, in addition to the above products, salt intake should be minimized, as it provokes hypertension. You should also give up foods that increase blood cholesterol levels: coffee, strong broths, pasta, chocolate.
With pancreatic necrosis, the diet should be aimed at reducing the load on the gastrointestinal tract due to the use of soft and dietary products, therefore, meat, fish, all types of cabbage and fatty dairy products should be excluded.
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- Popov A.P. Herbal textbook. Treatment with medicinal herbs. – LLC “U-Factoria”. Yekaterinburg: 1999.— 560 p., Ill.
- Wikipedia, article “Necrosis”.
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