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Possibility Of Any Abnormality In Chest X-ray Now If Got Pneumonia Earlier?

Hi..my servant had a chest xray done yesterday as check up needed to get the visa, and today the hospital called us to do the chest xray again. .it was not explained to us why...I asked my servant if she had any problem with her lungs before, she said that got pneumonia 2 years ago..is it possible that opacity or haziness or any abnormality will be there till now?..
Tue, 23 Jul 2013
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Hello

Pneumonia x-ray changes usually reverse in 1-2 months after treatment , and the hazziness in x-ray gets resolved.

If the doctors have said a re-xray then it could be any other reason from they have lost the old one , they saw an opacity , tumour , fibrosis etc.

Hope this helps.
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Possibility Of Any Abnormality In Chest X-ray Now If Got Pneumonia Earlier?

Hello Pneumonia x-ray changes usually reverse in 1-2 months after treatment , and the hazziness in x-ray gets resolved. If the doctors have said a re-xray then it could be any other reason from they have lost the old one , they saw an opacity , tumour , fibrosis etc. Hope this helps.