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Hi, im 34 years old male. recently in my plain x-ray pa view of the chest revealed: left lower zonal small fibrotic strand seen. can you pls exp?
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Common: Probably the residual of some type of old lower respiratory infections. Talk to your doctor. Probably a reasonable thing to do is recheck and x-ray in 6 months.
Answered 12/10/2016
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Explanation : For professional answer we need to know your clinical symptoms and medical history about your previous lung condition. It may be just old scar from previous disease: pneumonia, atelectasis, tuberculosis , or surgery, trauma and so on.
Answered 2/26/2017
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