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I don't have symptoms of pneumonia other than the chest pain when deeply inhaling, so i'm just questioning the diagnosis. i thought i had a collapsed lung is there any possibility that the x-ray could actually have shown a collapsed lung and been misinter

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Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett answered

No: Pneumonia and a collapsed lung have a different appearance on xray. Misinterpretation unlikely.

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Answered 4/25/2017

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A member asked:

I don't have symptoms of pneumonia other than the chest pain when deeply inhaling, so i'm just questioning the diagnosis. i thought i had a collapsed lung is there any possibility that the x-ray could actually have shown a collapsed lung and been misinter

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett answered

Dr Friedlander and 4 doctors agreed

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