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What Does Opacification In The Lower Part Of Right Lung Mean?

I am to have an chest x ray the last one I had in October 2014 I have now had a letter asking me to go for
another one as there may be some opacification in the lower part of the right lung when I had the last one
I had a cold and had lost my voice is this anything to worry about I am 79
Wed, 21 Jan 2015
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HI

Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query.

There are many causes of opacification seen on chest X ray. These causes are :
1.     Infection of the Lung
2.     Fluid ( either water or pus or blood ) accumulation in lungs.
3.     Interstitial lung disease
4.     Tumors.
With a history of cold and loss of voice the chance of infection is high. But if your loss of voice is still persisting then the chance of tumors is high.

So it is better you repeat the X ray and if still opacification is present better get a HRCT scan of chest done.

Hope this information is useful to you.
Any clarification feel free to ask.


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What Does Opacification In The Lower Part Of Right Lung Mean?

HI Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P Thanks for posting your query. There are many causes of opacification seen on chest X ray. These causes are : 1. Infection of the Lung 2. Fluid ( either water or pus or blood ) accumulation in lungs. 3. Interstitial lung disease 4. Tumors. With a history of cold and loss of voice the chance of infection is high. But if your loss of voice is still persisting then the chance of tumors is high. So it is better you repeat the X ray and if still opacification is present better get a HRCT scan of chest done. Hope this information is useful to you. Any clarification feel free to ask.