How Long Does Pneumonia Take To Appear On A Chest X-ray?

Posted on Sat, 25 Jun 2016

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Question : paitient is disgnosed with Pneumonia on second day of policy.as per X ray report consolidation present.w request you to kindly review all the docuemnts and confirm since when insured must have suffering from symptoms related to this condition.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:

Insured person must have symptoms since at least 5-7 days.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

I have gone through the reports you have attached.
Pneumonia takes 5-7 days to appear on chest x ray.
So in my opinion, person in the question must be having symptoms like cough, low grade fever, chest pain, expectoration from at least 5-7 days.
This is approximate duration. Exact duration can not be tell.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to the patient. Thanks.

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