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What Does Pleural Thickening In Chest X-ray Indicate?

dear doctor during medical checkup (Chest X-ray) report indicates that pleural thickening findings for me, what are reasons for this problem. what type of medicine is advisable for this issue. whether it is curable with short period of time. thanking you
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Hello

You have absolutely benign findings.
Pleural thickening is generally due to sequel of infection and it is a healed stage.
In majority of the cases,it doesn't require any treatment.
Decortication(surgical removal of thickening)is required in very few cases.
So,this condition doesn't require any medicines because it is not a infective/inflammation condition.

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Dr.Indu Bhushan
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What Does Pleural Thickening In Chest X-ray Indicate?

Hello You have absolutely benign findings. Pleural thickening is generally due to sequel of infection and it is a healed stage. In majority of the cases,it doesn t require any treatment. Decortication(surgical removal of thickening)is required in very few cases. So,this condition doesn t require any medicines because it is not a infective/inflammation condition. Take Care Dr.Indu Bhushan