(Correspondent Zhou Shan and Jin Jing) The proud and well-behaved cats are cute, but if you don’t pay attention to it during the process of getting close, it may bring health risks. Three days ago, Ms. Zhang (pseudonym) of 53 years old, was suffering from uncontrollably petting cats, causing serious allergies and seeking emergency medical treatment, and may face the situation of separation from her pets.
It turns out that since retirement, Ms. Zhang has raised a cat to accompany her. For three years, I have had intermittent sneezing and runny nose discomfort. I thought I had allergic rhinitis and took antiallergic drugs to relieve it, so I didn’t care too much. But in the past half month, not only have I sneezed and rancid, but my eyes were swollen and painful, and my face was growing rash . Even taking the medicine, the effect was very little, and I even felt shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, abdominal distension and other discomforts. Unbearable, Ms. Zhang, with a haggard face, came to the Department of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine of the Yangtze River Shipping General Hospital and Wuhan Brain Hospital for treatment.
After carefully and repeatedly inquiring about the medical history and condition, and timely improving relevant examinations, the reception expert Wang Qian, chief physician, found that the patient's various diseases are manifestations of serious allergies. It turns out that Ms. Zhang has an allergic constitution of . The symptoms of upper respiratory tract allergic symptoms that appeared before were not simply rhinitis attacks, but because she was sensitive to cat hair, shedding dander, certain saliva proteases, urine and other cats. In addition, Ms. Zhang loved cats half a month ago, and faced with cute kittens, she couldn't put them down. She even had beds with the cats, accompanied by day and night, and was over-infected with allergens, which led to serious allergies involving multiple systems such as the respiratory tract and digestive tract. Fortunately, the cause of the disease was determined in time. After three days of symptomatic treatment, Ms. Zhang's eyes and facial rash disappeared, and her breathing and abdominal discomfort were significantly relieved. Considering that the patient has a deep relationship with the pet and is unwilling to leave the pet, the respiratory critical care team has carefully formulated a personalized desensitization treatment plan for it to help it continue its pet love.
The best way to prevent allergies is to stay away from allergens, but is it destined to be unable to achieve both allergies and petting a cat? Wang Qian said that this is not the case. She suggested that cats with allergic constitutions can wear masks when taking care of their pets' hair, prepare an air filter in the room; bathe the pet frequently and clean it frequently; try to choose small and short-haired cats, or even hairless cats to raise; be sure to wash your hands after petting the cat; keep the "pure land" in the bedroom and prohibit cats from entering; keep anti-allergic drugs at hand; and establish "intimate (desensitivity treatment)" files with doctors, regularly review and systematic desensitization.
