Is bronchopneumonia the same as bronchitis

Bronchopneumonia and bronchitis are not the same, and they are different from each other in terms of etiology, incidence group, lesion location, clinical symptoms, examination results, and treatment.

1. Etiology: bronchitis is mainly caused by bacterial and viral infections, while bronchopneumonia may also be caused by mycoplasma, chlamydia or fungal and other pathogens in addition to bacterial and viral infections.

2. Incidence group: bronchitis mainly occurs in middle-aged and elderly people such as smoking, while bronchopneumonia mostly occurs in infants, the elderly and other people with weak constitution.

3. Lesion location: bronchitis is mainly inflammation of the bronchi, there is no inflammatory infection in the lungs, and bronchopneumonia, in addition to infecting the bronchi, the lungs also have inflammation and infection.

4. Clinical symptoms: bronchitis is generally characterized by cough and sputum production, while bronchopneumonia often has symptoms such as fever and shortness of breath in addition to cough and sputum.

5. Examination results: bronchitis X-ray may be abnormal, or show thickening of lung markings, and bronchopneumonia X-ray mainly shows scattered focal-like shadows. On auscultation, bronchopneumonia may have wet and dry rales, and sometimes tubular breath sounds of lung consolidation.

6. Treatment: bronchitis is generally based on symptomatic treatment such as cough suppressant, phlegm, and asthma, while bronchopneumonia, in addition to symptomatic treatment, often requires further systemic treatment, and bronchopneumonia has a longer treatment cycle than bronchitis.

In order to distinguish bronchitis from bronchopneumonia, it is necessary to see a doctor in time, identify and treat it under the guidance of a professional physician.