What is the node Osler?
Osler's node is a skin lesion that can be found in conjunction with a number of different systemic diseases. These lesions are raised, painful growth, most often occur on the tips of the fingers or on the feet of the feet. Although they are most often associated with the condition called infectious endocarditis, in some cases they may develop secondary to marantic endocarditis. This skin lesion is important mainly because its presence often leads to the diagnosis of the underlying disease. No specific treatment is required for these lesions, except for the treatment of their basic cause.
The appearance of Osler's node is quite pronounced. It is an increased lesion approximately the size of the peas, from pink to blue to purple. Unlike other skin lesions that might look similar, these lesions often cause pain. They tend to occur on the limbs, most often appear on the tips of the fingers or on the feet of the feet.
usually the reason is that Osler's node is because small arteries or veins are a blockovershadowed by a cluster of the material that has relaxed from the heart and passed through the bloodstream until it reaches a small blood vessels that cannot pass. After being stuck, bacteria or other pathological organisms present in this cluster of the material can grow. Patients develop a node Osler because this material was stuck in a small ship.
It is most often due to the Osler node caused by infectious endocarditis. In this condition, bacteria or other pathogenic organisms infect the heart valves. Less frequently, skin lesions can be associated with marinic endocarditis, a condition in which the material accumulation, including platelets, on the heart valves occurs.
One of the most common reasons why doctors are looking for a Osler node during examining should help make a diagnosis of infectious endocarditis. The presence of Osler's node is one of the criteria associated with the condition. Is considered one of the minor criteria, and if patients have either five mEspecially criteria, or three minor criteria and one main criterion, are diagnosed with this infectious disease.
No treatment is usually required for OSLER node. The importance of finding these skin lesions is that they can point out the diagnosis of the disease. If patients are experiencing significant secondary pain, they can use ointments or accept relief from oral pain to help relieve irritation. The most important strategy in solving lesions is to treat their basic cause. Over time and with the treatment of causal disease, the lesion will be modified.