6 serious diseases that are easily misdiagnosed as "cold"
(Baonghean.vn) - In cold and rainy weather, some people have symptoms such as headache, fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue, etc. very similar to a cold, so they often treat themselves at home. However, these can be signs of serious illnesses that can be life-threatening if prolonged.
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| In the early stages, the disease has symptoms such as fever, sore throat, loss of strength,... very similar to a cold. This phenomenon often repeats itself, until the patient's blood and bone marrow are tested and they discover that they have leukemia. |
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| Clinical symptoms progress slowly, are unclear, and are difficult to diagnose. When the disease is severe, the tumor compresses peripheral nerve structures, causing damage to nerve function and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure: dizziness, headache, nausea. |
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| Symptoms appear: fever, cough, cough with phlegm, many people think it is caused by the common cold, wasting the best time to treat this disease. The only way to detect the disease is to have a chest X-ray and blood test. |
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| Before the onset, the patient often has upper respiratory tract infection, tonsillitis: sore throat, runny nose, stuffy nose,... After a few days/1 week, the patient will feel loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, swelling of the face and body, cloudy urine,... that is when the disease is detected. |
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| High-grade laryngitis presents with sore throat, fever, difficulty breathing, etc. The disease progresses very quickly and can be life-threatening when the epiglottis, a small cartilage covering the trachea, blocks the flow of air into the lungs. |
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| When sick, there will be symptoms of respiratory infection like a cold 1-3 weeks before the onset. When the body is weak, palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, chest tightness, ... many people are subjective leading to missing the best time to treat the disease, some patients die due to severe arrhythmia, heart failure, cardiogenic shock. |