Patient's question:
Recently, my nose has been very uncomfortable. I went to the hospital for a check-up and found out it was sinusitis. The doctor said it was non-specific inflammation, and I don't know what that means. Could you please explain the difference between specific and non-specific inflammation?Doctor's answer:
The difference between specific and non-specific inflammation lies in the different pathogens involved. Specific inflammation has clear pathogens and is usually caused by the stimulation of specific pathogenic factors in the human body, where the immune system plays a role in producing a specific response. The symptoms of the two also differ. Specific inflammation is caused by specific infections. The symptoms are specific, obvious, and severe. Non-specific inflammation is caused by non-specific infections and has no obvious characteristics.