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What Does The Following Apicogram Report Suggest?
Good morning Doc, my son had APICOGRAM examination on his lung findings: faint nodular opacity is seen in the left apical region. NO evidence for active parenchymal opacities is seen in the visualized both upper lobe. Doc am worried of his result. What does it mean. thank you
Tue, 30 Oct 2018
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They may be secondary to infection or due to rheumatoid arthritis or sarcoidosis or tuberculosis or artifact.
It may be correlated with clinical findings.
Please consult your pulmonologist he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu,
Internal Medicine Specialist
They may be secondary to infection or due to rheumatoid arthritis or sarcoidosis or tuberculosis or artifact.
It may be correlated with clinical findings.
Please consult your pulmonologist he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu,
Internal Medicine Specialist
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