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What Does Opacity On Chest X-ray May Indicate?
my husband had a physical last week and was told his white blood count was low and the doctor gave him an antibiotic for a possible infection. His office called today and they want to do a ct of his lungs as his chest xray showed an opacity. Could this be lung cancer?
Wed, 4 Oct 2017
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Your husband is having opacity on chest x ray. This can be either pneumonia or lung cancer.
He is also having low white blood cells (WBC) count. This is favors pneumonia more.
In any case, CT scan should be done to find out the cause for lung opacity.
If he is a smoker then smoking cessation should be done immediately.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your husband. Thanks.
I can understand your concern.
Your husband is having opacity on chest x ray. This can be either pneumonia or lung cancer.
He is also having low white blood cells (WBC) count. This is favors pneumonia more.
In any case, CT scan should be done to find out the cause for lung opacity.
If he is a smoker then smoking cessation should be done immediately.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your husband. Thanks.
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