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Alveolo fibrotic opacity
Recently my mom felt some pain in chest.She was then taken to doctor.There the doctor told to do a CT scan of thorax.The report says Alveolo fibrotic opacity in left upper lobe and superior segment of right lower lobe.Also says no pleural effusion/thickening is seen.
Please tell what does it mean? I am very worried.
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Hi. I understand your concern s. You will need to undergo a detailed examination and investigation. Consult a pulmonologist for the same at the earliest
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Dr. Abaranam
Pulmonologist
21 yrs exp
Chennai
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You need further investigations to know the exact cause
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Dr. Amit Kumar Poddar
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44 yrs exp
Kolkata
Cts description needs exclusion of active TB by sputum positivity if corroborated by sputum cbnate test
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