My Son Has Had Pneumonia Off And On For Two

Posted on Wed, 6 Mar 2019

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Wed, 6 Mar 2019 Answered on

Last reviewed on

Question : my son has had pneumonia off and on for two months, he is on his third round of antibiotics, and still very week. He has had a x-ray and it showed a very small spot in the lower section of his left lung. He is 30 and has never smoked. is there something else we should do

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Get done CT thorax and bronchoscopy

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Your son is having chronic pneumonia, persistent x ray opacity.
So we need to rule out
1. Drug resistant infection
2. Malignancy
3. TB
So get done CT thorax and bronchoscopy.
Please let me know if these reports are already done.
I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your son. Thanks.

Note: For further queries related to kidney problems Click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T