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What Does This X-ray Report Indicate?
Question: Both lung fields show prominent bronchovascular marking in X-ray pls help
Brief Answer:
could be due to several factors
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Thanks for posting your query,
Prominent broncho-vascular marking could be due to several factors, for which I could be able to assist further if you could provide me with a few related details:
- do you have any associated features like chronic cough, increased sputum production, breathlessness, chest pain?
- do you have a past history of tuberculosis?
- history of constant exposure to allergens?
If you seem to have the above symptoms, I would suggest you to do further investigations to check the lung capacity.
Kindly revert back with the above details so that I may guide you further.
Regards
could be due to several factors
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Thanks for posting your query,
Prominent broncho-vascular marking could be due to several factors, for which I could be able to assist further if you could provide me with a few related details:
- do you have any associated features like chronic cough, increased sputum production, breathlessness, chest pain?
- do you have a past history of tuberculosis?
- history of constant exposure to allergens?
If you seem to have the above symptoms, I would suggest you to do further investigations to check the lung capacity.
Kindly revert back with the above details so that I may guide you further.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. REMY KOSHY
Hi, no complains of Chronic cough, breathlessness or chest pain nor history of teberculosis, but i get sputum with yellowish red color in the mornings, I am trying to quit smokin very hard and have achived a good control over it and have come down to hardly a cig a day, I work at bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. My home town is XXXXXXX and every time i come here i fall sick either with a soar throat or cough. When i am in the Tiger reserve i dont have any issues and feel more healthy and active. I sleep more regular wake up early and enjoy the day working hard tracking my Tigers. My height is 5.8 ft and weight is 87 kg which I am trying to reduce. Please help me with the right advice
Brief Answer:
I would suggest you to do a sputum AFB
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Thanks for the follow up query,
Sorry for the delay in replying you,
I have gone through your concerns and have also viewed the attached reports.
It could be better if you would have posted a picture of your chest X- ray too.
But from the description you have provided I would conclude with the following two possibilities:
- chronic smoking causes prominent broncho-vascular markings
- it could also be due to any underlying chest infections
The yellowish red color in the sputum is caused by minor alveolar bleed due to bronchiolar dilatation ie., due to reasons like smoking, changes happen progressively to the underlying lung parenchyma, its alveoli and bronchi; thereby making this changes visible in chest Xrays. It can be also seen in infections like tuberculosis.
Therefore, I would suggest you to do a sputum AFB, which is required to look for TB. If it comes out negative, then you need not worry on anything rather quit smoking entirely so as to avoid any further damage to the lungs.
Rest all your reports seem to be fine except for minor changes in serum cholesterol and blood report. The minimal high count in leucocytes and lymphocytes are due to the underlying lung changes, which is nothing to get worried about.
Hope I have answered to your query,
Please feel free to discuss further or else kindly close and rate.
Wishing you good health,
Regards
I would suggest you to do a sputum AFB
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Thanks for the follow up query,
Sorry for the delay in replying you,
I have gone through your concerns and have also viewed the attached reports.
It could be better if you would have posted a picture of your chest X- ray too.
But from the description you have provided I would conclude with the following two possibilities:
- chronic smoking causes prominent broncho-vascular markings
- it could also be due to any underlying chest infections
The yellowish red color in the sputum is caused by minor alveolar bleed due to bronchiolar dilatation ie., due to reasons like smoking, changes happen progressively to the underlying lung parenchyma, its alveoli and bronchi; thereby making this changes visible in chest Xrays. It can be also seen in infections like tuberculosis.
Therefore, I would suggest you to do a sputum AFB, which is required to look for TB. If it comes out negative, then you need not worry on anything rather quit smoking entirely so as to avoid any further damage to the lungs.
Rest all your reports seem to be fine except for minor changes in serum cholesterol and blood report. The minimal high count in leucocytes and lymphocytes are due to the underlying lung changes, which is nothing to get worried about.
Hope I have answered to your query,
Please feel free to discuss further or else kindly close and rate.
Wishing you good health,
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. REMY KOSHY
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