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Suggest Treatment For Severe Chest Infection

Hi my 16 year old son recently had a chest X-ray for a bad chest infection where he coughed up a small bit of blood. They have found little lesions on the right lung apex and sending him to a pulmanologist everytile I google the above I see the word cancer. I think I m going to be sick I am so scared!
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Coughing out blood is known as haemoptysis.
Hemoptysis with right upper love lesion on chest x ray can be seen in following conditions.
1. Tuberculosis
2. Pneumonia
3. Lung cancer.
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done
1. CT thorax
2. Sputum examination for tuberculosis and pneumonia.
CT thorax will give you more idea about tuberculosis, pneumonia and lung cancer then chest x ray.
So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Chest Infection

Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. Coughing out blood is known as haemoptysis. Hemoptysis with right upper love lesion on chest x ray can be seen in following conditions. 1. Tuberculosis 2. Pneumonia 3. Lung cancer. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done 1. CT thorax 2. Sputum examination for tuberculosis and pneumonia. CT thorax will give you more idea about tuberculosis, pneumonia and lung cancer then chest x ray. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.