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What Causes Swelling Of Chest?
I had severe hypersensitivity pneumonitis in 2005, my chest swelled within minutes and my ribs cracked. Scar tissue on bottom 1/3 of lungs, IPF. Occasionally my chest will swell up within minutes, I have no idea why.
Age 60, weight 200, asthma, RA, pulmonary fibrosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Now I have rattles, per my GP, and my chest has expanded 4 inches. What causes this swelling, and is it an emergency with the rattles? No pneumonia on chest x-ray.
Age 60, weight 200, asthma, RA, pulmonary fibrosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Now I have rattles, per my GP, and my chest has expanded 4 inches. What causes this swelling, and is it an emergency with the rattles? No pneumonia on chest x-ray.
Mon, 1 Aug 2016
hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to allergic causes or immune causes,you should make a record when it is occuring and that time for what you exposed, then with your doctor you can consult and find your allergic substances, some tests will be there for knowing allergic substances
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