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What Does the following CT Scan Result Mean?
I have had a deep cough for a few months now-sometimes with a thickish-green tinged sputum. Initially had an asthmatic-like wheezing bronchitis following weeks of coughing and not feeling well. There is pain in my left side ribcage with coughing. I had a CT scan that said: No interstitial lung disease is identified. There is minimal apical pleural-parenchymal scarring bilaterally. Minimal pleural-parenchymal scarring is present in the left costophrenic sulcus posteriorly and medially. Is this anything to worry about Is my ribcage pain on the left associated with this?
Mon, 30 May 2016
Hello dear Greetings
Regarding your experience with cough productive of thick green sputum with pain at the left ribcage with a CT scan that minimal apical Pleural parenchymal scarring I will suggest you have developed a pulmonary fibrosis
In view of this please see a pulmonologist specialist for expert clinical assessment Councelling and adequate drug prescription
I hope this helps Regards
Regarding your experience with cough productive of thick green sputum with pain at the left ribcage with a CT scan that minimal apical Pleural parenchymal scarring I will suggest you have developed a pulmonary fibrosis
In view of this please see a pulmonologist specialist for expert clinical assessment Councelling and adequate drug prescription
I hope this helps Regards
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