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What Causes Rapid Weight Loss Along With Fatigue And Dry Cough?
I*ve been worried for my brother because he had a rapid weight loss, fatigue and body weakness loss of appetite, and dry cough. the x-ray result revealed a fibrotic density on his upper right lung, is this a life threatening conditions. the doctors request for a CT SCAN correlation. My brother is non smoker, 47 yrs. old
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
Hello, Rapid weight loss and fatigue can be seen in uncontrolled and undetected diabetes, as considerable amount of glucose is lost in urine. There can be other reasons too. As he also has cough, it is better to rule out possibility of pulmonary tuberculosis. So please get detailed blood testing for fasting, PP & HbA1c%, CBC (to see if anemia is present) and test to rule out tuberculosis. Thanks.
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