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What Could Calcification On The Lung Be?
I have been sick with bronchitis and sinus infection for about 3 weeks. On my second set of antibiotics and now taking prednisone. I do have asthma. Went back to my allergy asthma specialist yesterday, and they sent me for a chest x-ray. They called me with the results today saying it looked normal except for some calcification in the lungs. Kind of worried. I was a smoker. Quite in 2006.
Fri, 24 Oct 2014
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Calcification in the lung suggest healed lesion. Calcification on chest x ray can be seen in
1 old TB
2. Old pneumonia.
3. pulmonary contusions etc.
In lung tissue once TB or pneumonia or anything occurs, tissue reacts against it and produce healing. This healing can be seen as either fibrosis or as calcification. And this remains through out the life.
So no need to worry for this calcification. It denotes old inactive disease.
Calcification in the lung suggest healed lesion. Calcification on chest x ray can be seen in
1 old TB
2. Old pneumonia.
3. pulmonary contusions etc.
In lung tissue once TB or pneumonia or anything occurs, tissue reacts against it and produce healing. This healing can be seen as either fibrosis or as calcification. And this remains through out the life.
So no need to worry for this calcification. It denotes old inactive disease.
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