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Suggest Treatment For Water Build Up In Chest

My father has been sick for 6 months now. After this a doctor asked him to get an X-ray which showed only one of his lungs meaning, the other one was full of water. When they got the water out it was straw colour..Then the doctors start asking him to get different kinds of tests, the ultrasound, X-rays, even put him on Tuberculosis medication. Recently, the report showed no signs of TB but he's still on it. This month they have done his Biopsy to look for any mellagnant cells of cancer but it was negative. He still getting water in his lungs and have got it out three times in 6 months. He's getting very week and eat less at all. Doctors are saying that they could not understand the cause.My question is that are the doctors doing the right thing and i wanna know the possible causes in yourtexpert opinion. The important thing to mention is that my father is in SGPGI Lucknow(India). He is diabetic since 10 years..Kindly solve my problme and guide me what to do.

I shall be grateful to you for doing this favour.



Sincerely,

sanjeev pathak
Mon, 8 May 2017
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Pulmonologist 's  Response
Hey there,

According to me i could see there may be 3 causes of recurrent feeling.

1- Malignancy of either lung or Pleura, get done chest CT

2- Any connective tissue disorder.

3- Tuberculosis we cant rule out as he is diabetic.
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Suggest Treatment For Water Build Up In Chest

Hey there, According to me i could see there may be 3 causes of recurrent feeling. 1- Malignancy of either lung or Pleura, get done chest CT 2- Any connective tissue disorder. 3- Tuberculosis we cant rule out as he is diabetic.