What Does Presence Of Patchy Consolidations In Left Hilar Area?

Posted on Sat, 24 Sep 2016

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Question : Hi, what is PATCHY CONSOLIDATIONS LEFT HILLER AREA ?

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Likely to be due to pneumonia.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through your query. However, I would need you to upload the entire report for me to be able to comment. It could either be a pathchy consolidation due to pneumonia or could be due to a normal cough and cold. Going by the description it is likely to be the former. If that is the case, treatment with antibiotis is likely to be necessary. This can be confirmed after a thorough chest examination (auscultation with a stethoscope).

Let me know if I could help further.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar