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What Do Fibrotic Densities On Right Lung Mean On An X-ray Report?
Last 2012 I was diagnosed with PTB and got confined, I had a tube inserted at my left side of my lungs and after that I was able to recover but this year I ve been coughing for almost 3 weeks but taking meds, then decided to have an xray, they found out that I am positive again with PTB. The results we re fibrohazed infiltrates in the upper left of the lungs with superior traction with the left hilum and mediastinal shift towards the left. Fibrotic densities on right lung. Other structures are unremarkable. What does this mean? Im afraid what happened to me last 2012 could happen again which was Tension Pneumothorax that led me dead for 3 minutes.
Fri, 28 Dec 2018
Hello,
It is old and healed infection like old pulmonary tuberculosis.
It is not an active disease process and thus no definite treatment is required.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain,
General & Family Physician
It is old and healed infection like old pulmonary tuberculosis.
It is not an active disease process and thus no definite treatment is required.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain,
General & Family Physician
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