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My xray result. please help me understand. left basal lung discoid fibrosis. thanks?

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Scar: Discoid refers to the shape. Basal means at the bottom of lung (lung base). Fibrosis is an area of scarring. This can happen in an area of prior infection such as pneumonia.

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Answered 9/18/2018

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