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What Causes Peri-bronchial Cuffing?

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Posted on Mon, 28 Mar 2016
Question: A walk in clinic found that I had peribronchial cuffing on my x ray. my doctor never saw the x ray but feels that it could be caused by asthma. he has been treating me with symbacort 160 2 puffs twice a day. loratidine 10 m one time a day. singular at dinner, one time a day. I have been on treatment for six days with mild improvement. I have never smoked in my life, but ive been exsposeds to second hand smoke for 18 years. ive been in a smoke free enviorment for 3 years and will be 21 next month. My doctor orderd a chest ct to look at the lungs and see whats going on, im waiting to do the ct. I had an ekg,ecg, and an echo all came back normal. echo was done 10 days before peri bronchial cuffing was found. xray says " peri-bronchial cuffing or edema, lungs were otherwise clear. the walk in clinic thought I had a case of acute bronchitis, my doctor thought it could be asthma and is still betting on that. another issue that ive been having is anytime I try to masterbate, I get shakey and feel like falling over.
so my questions are
1 what besides asthma can cause peribronchial cuffing in my case that is not asthma and what are the odds that is causing my problem.
2. how long with treatment should it take for peribrocnhial cuffing to heal, is copd likely? my sepitometer peek flow was 525 when it was discovered (peribronchial cuffing)
3. My doctor orderd an mri of the brain, will this reveal any problem that can be causing my masterbating issue? also what are some possiable causes?
4. could this be a heart issue?

4. could this be a heart issue?
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Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Peribronchial cuffing may be due to many causes.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to HCM

Peribronchial cuffing may be due to many causes like bronchitis,asthma,heart causes etc.
In your case,it may be due to asthma.
It is not a very serious issue and need treatment of underlying cause.
It may take 2-3 months to reverse the finding.
MRI(brain)may be advised due to some other issue,it is not related to masturbation.

Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your query.
Further queries are most welcome.

Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
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What Causes Peri-bronchial Cuffing?

Brief Answer: Peribronchial cuffing may be due to many causes. Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for writing to HCM Peribronchial cuffing may be due to many causes like bronchitis,asthma,heart causes etc. In your case,it may be due to asthma. It is not a very serious issue and need treatment of underlying cause. It may take 2-3 months to reverse the finding. MRI(brain)may be advised due to some other issue,it is not related to masturbation. Get well soon. Hope I have answered your query. Further queries are most welcome. Take Care Dr.Indu XXXXXXX