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Psybbo | 21:06 Thu 03rd Mar 2016 | Health & Fitness
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If you're about, a dear friend after a chest infection had x-Ray showing a shadow on one lung and two nodules on the other. He is going for scan on Tuesday. Just wondering how serious it is. He finishes a course of steroids tomorrow and antibiotics on Sunday.
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Psybb.........been thinking......my answer was based on your post.....chest infection/shadow on one lung/ 2 nodules on opposite lung. Most "nodules" found by chance on chest X-Ray are benign (not malignant), but with the history that you gave, my initial answer remains.
09:14 Fri 04th Mar 2016
Psybbo....if you had asled me that question some 50 years ago, I would have said Pulmonary TB, but today i have to be honest and say that the favourite would be malignant disease of the lung (cancer)
However there are some other less common conditions...e.g Sarcoidosis.
Psybb.........been thinking......my answer was based on your post.....chest infection/shadow on one lung/ 2 nodules on opposite lung.

Most "nodules" found by chance on chest X-Ray are benign (not malignant), but with the history that you gave, my initial answer remains.
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Thank you Sqad. I hope to have an update next week.
Thanks......I will be interested.
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Hi Sqad, I've replied on your other post. We have been so busy looking after elderly friends and others that I haven't been on AB much.
Again my apologies x

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