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What Causes Persistent Cough?
Sir, my mother-in-law,aged 60 was diagnosed having infiltrative left perihilar tissue mass encasing and narrowing left pulmonary veins in her CT Scan , recently done . She has a persistent cough with multifocal patchy areas of consolidation in RUL,LUL,lingula. What all this reflect ? Please suggest.
Thu, 25 May 2017
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If any mass is present (as per given history), then biopsy can be taken from that mass under USG or CT guidance to rule out malignancy....
Sputum examination and CBC also should be done
According to reports further management decided
Consolidation usually seen in pneumonia like infective condition in which fever, dyspnea, chest pain also associated and according to sputum report further antibiotic course given
But if mass present then it needs biopsy for detecting malignancy
Consult pulmonologoist for examination and further work up accordingly
If any mass is present (as per given history), then biopsy can be taken from that mass under USG or CT guidance to rule out malignancy....
Sputum examination and CBC also should be done
According to reports further management decided
Consolidation usually seen in pneumonia like infective condition in which fever, dyspnea, chest pain also associated and according to sputum report further antibiotic course given
But if mass present then it needs biopsy for detecting malignancy
Consult pulmonologoist for examination and further work up accordingly
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