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Is There Any Treatment For Fibrotic Opacity?

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Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2015
Question: Hi,
Is there a cure for "Fibrotic Opacity"? I had TB 14/15 years back and have not had any problem since then. A recent X-Ray report says "Fibrotic Opacity" seen. I do not have any problem i.e. cough, cold, fever etc. Is there a cure for removing this "Fibrotic Opacity"?
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Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Fibrotic opacity is healed lung after TB due to scar formation, not a worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
A fibrotic opacity has formed in your lungs due to TB which happened 14 years back. When you got cured of TB, the affected lung tissue got healed by scarring. Just like a scar form on the skin over any injury, similarly a scar has formed in your lungs. It is an area of healed lung tissue in the form of fibrosis.

This does not require any treatment and cannot be cured by medicines. Since you do not have any lung infection in the present, finding of fibrotic opacity in recent X ray is not significant. The fibrotic opacity will be there in the lung as long you live and is not a concern.

Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.

Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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Is There Any Treatment For Fibrotic Opacity?

Brief Answer: Fibrotic opacity is healed lung after TB due to scar formation, not a worry Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXXX, Thanks for writing in to us. I have read through your query in detail. A fibrotic opacity has formed in your lungs due to TB which happened 14 years back. When you got cured of TB, the affected lung tissue got healed by scarring. Just like a scar form on the skin over any injury, similarly a scar has formed in your lungs. It is an area of healed lung tissue in the form of fibrosis. This does not require any treatment and cannot be cured by medicines. Since you do not have any lung infection in the present, finding of fibrotic opacity in recent X ray is not significant. The fibrotic opacity will be there in the lung as long you live and is not a concern. Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements. Hope your query is answered. Do write back if you have any doubts. Regards, Dr.Vivek