Inflammation of the periosteum: Species and features

Inflammation of the periosteum (periostitis) can be chronic and acute. It depends on the features of its course and development. There is also a way to classify the inflammation that we want to bring to your attention. Our main task is to acquaint with the features of each type of inflammation and its clinical picture.

Simple inflammation of the periosteum. The cause of this disease is trauma (it is possible to develop a simple periostitis after bruises, fractures) and the immediate proximity of the inflammatory process in muscles or bone tissues. This inflammation of the periosteum, the symptoms of which are expressed in the form of pain and swelling of the inflammation site, which most often occurs in the region of the tibia, in its periosteum. Often this form of the disease is eliminated on its own, without drug treatment and consequences, but there are cases of osteophytes (build-ups on bone tissue), as well as deposits of calcium salts.

Fibrous inflammation. The form of this disease is not acute - only chronic. The cause of its development is a constant irritation of the periosteum region, which happens as a result of peptic ulcer disease, as well as under the influence of bone necrosis (in the presence of chronic arthritis). This disease is characterized by the formation of fibrous tissue, which leads to the destruction of bone. This inflammation of the periosteum, whose treatment is aimed at eliminating the cause, and not the consequence, and with proper and timely medical intervention, it is quickly eliminated.

One type that requires immediate response is the development of suppurative inflammation of the periosteum. In this case, the infection enters the periosteum area through the wound from nearby tissues. The main signs of this disease are an increase in body temperature to 39 degrees, chills. A general blood test diagnoses leukocytosis. In the affected area there is a sharp accumulation of pus. When you click on a place filled with pus, there is a fluctuation - fluctuations caused by the touch of your fingers over the inflamed area. As a rule, the disease proceeds in an acute form, but sometimes there are more protracted cases, which usually arise in patients with weakened immunity. Rarely, but there is a development of purulent periostitis without an increase in temperature and pain symptoms.

There is also an inflammation of the periosteum serous and albuminous. It is characterized by the formation of a large amount of exudate (a protein of a protein nature that contains blood particles and has a dark red color). This cluster can reach the limits of two liters. The damage to exudate lies in the fact that its accumulation contributes to the detachment of the periosteum from the bone. As a result, bone necrosis may develop. Characteristic symptoms in this type of disease are pain and constant swelling where the focus of inflammation is.

Chronic inflammation of the periosteum is called ossifying. It comes with a constant action of the stimulus on the periosteum. In this case, the size of the bone tissue increases in the region of the inflammatory process. If the stimulus is eliminated, the natural processes of bone tissue formation resume. When the development of pathology occurs quickly, it can lead to exfoliation of the periosteum together with pus inside. Pus, if it accumulated a large number, tearing the periosteum, and in the areas of rupture begins to form bone tissue. The disease continues to develop, and more rapidly.

Any of these diseases requires urgent consultation of a specialist and immediate treatment.