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I have a result for my xray.i have a mild apical pleural thickening at back right.please help me what can i do.what is the good medicine for this.tha?

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Dr. Michael Gabor
Dr. Michael Gaboranswered
Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
There is: no treatment for this. Usually, it is an incidental finding of little or no current clinical significance. It is usually the result of prior infection, inflammation, or possibly trauma.
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