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What Does My Chest X-ray Report Indicate?
I had an upper respitory infection, and two months later I got a bad cold with a lot of congestion. They took a chest X Ray and found mild air trapping and interstitial prominence without focal lobar lung consolidation. I have been told that I have a viral or atypical pneumonia.
Thu, 19 Mar 2015
Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
Your x ray report is good and not suggestive of bacterial pneumonia or tuberculosis.
Mild interstitial prominence is seen in
1. Normal person
2. When x ray is taken in expiratory film
3. Viral infection.
Since you had viral upper respiratory tract infection ( URTI ), possibility of viral infection is more .
This is the reason , radiologist has mentioned about possibility of viral pneumonia.
Consult pulmonologist and start appropriate treatment.
Your x ray report is good and not suggestive of bacterial pneumonia or tuberculosis.
Mild interstitial prominence is seen in
1. Normal person
2. When x ray is taken in expiratory film
3. Viral infection.
Since you had viral upper respiratory tract infection ( URTI ), possibility of viral infection is more .
This is the reason , radiologist has mentioned about possibility of viral pneumonia.
Consult pulmonologist and start appropriate treatment.
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