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Can bronchitis cause lung nodules?please mom had bronchitis in april-chest xray negative-now she had chest xray july now has nodule- worried of cancer

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

No,: bronchitis won't cause lung nodules. Did the radiologist reading the second chest X-ray have the first to compare with? Just comparing reports is not adequate. If it really is new, chest CT to characterize the nodule and look for additional nodules would be next.

Answered 7/18/2014

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