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What Causes Peribronchial Thickening Along The Right Sulcus At Base Of Lung?
Question: What causes peribronchial thickening or abnormal density seen along the right sulcus, near the lung base?
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Brief Answer:
Inflammation of airways
Detailed Answer:
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I read your question and i understand your concern. Your chest ray was done as a routine baseline work up for laminectomy which is a pretty standard procedure.
Peribronchial thickening is a radiological term and is used for inflammation of airways. Bronchitis, asthma , recent airway infections even cough cold or flu , history of smoking , age related pulmonary functions decline are the commonest causes and is nothing to worry about.
f you don thave any significant complaint like shortness of breath, lower chest pain or significant weight loss etc then no worries.
This x ray should be clinically correlated to your complete physical evaluation as alone it may misguide. I myself have yet to see a chest x ray with out any bronchial thickening in age as old as 70 plus. So imagine the benignity and common nature of such findings. I hope you are reassured.
I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards
Khan
Inflammation of airways
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
I read your question and i understand your concern. Your chest ray was done as a routine baseline work up for laminectomy which is a pretty standard procedure.
Peribronchial thickening is a radiological term and is used for inflammation of airways. Bronchitis, asthma , recent airway infections even cough cold or flu , history of smoking , age related pulmonary functions decline are the commonest causes and is nothing to worry about.
f you don thave any significant complaint like shortness of breath, lower chest pain or significant weight loss etc then no worries.
This x ray should be clinically correlated to your complete physical evaluation as alone it may misguide. I myself have yet to see a chest x ray with out any bronchial thickening in age as old as 70 plus. So imagine the benignity and common nature of such findings. I hope you are reassured.
I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards
Khan
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