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Child has fever & cough since the last 10 days.he has also had 5 days of azithromycin. the doctor said his lungs sounded clear but to get an x-ray sabilateral perihilar increased markings, most likely representing interstitial pneumonitis. meaning?

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

With out seeing it hard to tell. But suspect it means infection was more than a common cold. Was COVID and flu tested for? Or it was a virus and the antibiotic led rot overgrowth of bad buds. Discuss with dr who has looked at the x-ray and knows what is going aound in your part of the world in boys like him

Answered 11/26/2022

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