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What Do Findings Of Ground Glass Opacity In A Lung Scan Indicate?
Question: In a lung scan, it stated that something looked like ground glass. What does this indicate? I have not been able to get a suitable explanation that I can understand.
Brief Answer:
Ground glass opacity needs to be discussed
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX
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The findings of ground glass opacity are seen in many lung conditions and need to be correlated with your clinical findings. A typical ground glass opacity appearance is diffuse haziness in the lungs with preserved lung markings. It can be seen even in normal individuals as well as patients with airway diseases.
Symptomatically, if its acute in nature then you might have contracted a type of pneumonia which can range from bacterial, viral, interstitial or hypersensitivity.
Chronic symptoms presenting with ground glass can be due to interstitial diseases, hypersensitivity, sarcoidosis or rarely due to a serious illness.
You need to discuss your CT scan lung findings with your clinical symptoms.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Ground glass opacity needs to be discussed
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
The findings of ground glass opacity are seen in many lung conditions and need to be correlated with your clinical findings. A typical ground glass opacity appearance is diffuse haziness in the lungs with preserved lung markings. It can be seen even in normal individuals as well as patients with airway diseases.
Symptomatically, if its acute in nature then you might have contracted a type of pneumonia which can range from bacterial, viral, interstitial or hypersensitivity.
Chronic symptoms presenting with ground glass can be due to interstitial diseases, hypersensitivity, sarcoidosis or rarely due to a serious illness.
You need to discuss your CT scan lung findings with your clinical symptoms.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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