Hi on behalf of my 87 yr old grandmother she has been ill for 5-6weeks now, lost a lots of weight, not eating very much. She has a really dry mouth with a terrible cough, her dr sent her for an xray and there is a shadow on her lung, in awaiting the appt for the CT scan she has had to be admitted to hospital 2 days ago and we are waiting the results from the CT scan she had yesterday, her ankles are also really swollen, what possible diagnosis would you give?
pneumonia has been ruled out - no fluctuation in temperature
She has never been regular smoker to my knwledge
i would really appreciate your advice?