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How To Treat Enlargement Of Lungs Causing Breathlessness?

Hello,I am very short of breath - almost yawning to catch it.It doesn t seem to affect me particularly when exercising. However, my main concern is that a few year s ago I had a persistent chest infection (3 lots of antibiotics) and a chest X-ray identified enlarged lungs. Do lungs,Return to normal size when better. My doctor has checked pulse,blood pressure and listened to chest. She asked if I suffered anxiety!
Fri, 17 Apr 2020
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Hello,

Enlarged lungs on X-ray is suggestive of emphysema. I suggest you to consult your pulmonologist for clinical assessment and thus management.

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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How To Treat Enlargement Of Lungs Causing Breathlessness?

Hello, Enlarged lungs on X-ray is suggestive of emphysema. I suggest you to consult your pulmonologist for clinical assessment and thus management. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist