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What Do The Lung X-ray Findings Suggest?

this is a result of my x ray....chest shows fibronodular densities at the lung with cystic lucency there are infiltrates at the right lung field trachea is elevated to the left cardiac border not defined... am i sick? Is it curable? Please answer my query...
posted on Sun, 20 Apr 2014
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In my opinion your x ray findings are suggestive of old healed scar because of previous lung insult.
Any lung insult whether tuberculosis, pneumonia or trauma , once treated can be healed by following mechanisms.
1. Fibrosis
2. Calcification
3. Bronchiectesis (cystic lesion)
4. Rarely complete resolution.
So your x ray findings are more in favour of healed , old lesion.
You might be having tuberculosis in the past which gives you current x ray findings.
So if you are healthy and not having any symptoms than no need to worry much for these x ray findings.
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What Do The Lung X-ray Findings Suggest?

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion your x ray findings are suggestive of old healed scar because of previous lung insult. Any lung insult whether tuberculosis, pneumonia or trauma , once treated can be healed by following mechanisms. 1. Fibrosis 2. Calcification 3. Bronchiectesis (cystic lesion) 4. Rarely complete resolution. So your x ray findings are more in favour of healed , old lesion. You might be having tuberculosis in the past which gives you current x ray findings. So if you are healthy and not having any symptoms than no need to worry much for these x ray findings.