PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INFLAMMATION AND ITS FEATURES IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Inflammation is the most common painful phenomenon. Many diseases accompanied by inflammation end in -itis (myocarditis, glomerulonephritis, hepatitis). Some diseases, part of which is inflammation, have their own names, for example, pneumonia.lat. - inflammatio, gr. - flogosis - to burn Inflammation is a typical pathological process characterized by the development of alterative-dystrophic, vascular-exudative and proliferative reactions to pathogenic influences. Clinical signs of inflammation: redness (rubor), swelling (tumor), heat (calor), pain (dolor), dysfunction (functio laese). These signs are characteristic of an acute inflammatory process that develops on the outer surfaces of the body (skin, mucous membranes). With inflammation of the internal organs, a number of signs, such as heat and redness, may be absent.