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Can Cough And Cold Cause Scars In Lung?

Hi, I am 31 years old, height 165 cm, weight 55 kg. I got offer from saudi arabia, but the medical test suggest having "Fibrotic Lessen in Left base". Even since from childhood till date I haven't suffer have any disease of lungs or any other, but having only seasonal cough and cold. I just want to know whether these cough and cold can create some kind of impact or scar in lungs, & if it so, is it curable? The blood test suggest no abnormalities having Haemoglobin 13.5 with O+ .
Fri, 24 Jun 2016
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Thanks forThanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, recurrent cough and cold can produce such scar lesions.
Actually these scar lesions are healed, inactive areas. So no treatment is required or available to remove them.
For visa purpose, we need to prove that these lesions are not active and infectious.
So consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system, CT thorax and bronchoscopy with BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) analysis.
If all these are negative for active infection, you can argue with visa authority about having old, noninfectious scar lesions and not active lesions.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Can Cough And Cold Cause Scars In Lung?

Thanks forThanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Yes, recurrent cough and cold can produce such scar lesions. Actually these scar lesions are healed, inactive areas. So no treatment is required or available to remove them. For visa purpose, we need to prove that these lesions are not active and infectious. So consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system, CT thorax and bronchoscopy with BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) analysis. If all these are negative for active infection, you can argue with visa authority about having old, noninfectious scar lesions and not active lesions. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.