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What does mild perihilar interstitial prominence mean on a 16 month old follow up x-ray for pneumonia?

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Dr. Sari Nabulsi answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Infiltrates : this is is a non-specific term used for viral infection of the lungs and can stay like this for 2-6 weeks

Answered 7/30/2019

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Not much: It can often mean the kid did not take as deep a breath when the film was recorded.

Answered 6/1/2017

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