My mother has bilateral mild interstitial prominence in her chest X-ray. Is it an issue?

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Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. According to the statement, your mother has recently affected by COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). She is a patient of asthma, high blood pressure, and diabetes. She has done a chest X-ray and it reveals bilateral mild interstitial prominence with cardiomegaly. Bilateral interstitial prominence occurs due to age, long-term exposure to a number of toxins, and pollutants such as silica dust, asbestos, grain dust, airborne toxins in the workplace or home. Interstitial lung disease, autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, Sjogren's syndrome, mixed connective tissue disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, medications, chronic respiratory disorders like asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) can initiate the scarring of lung tissue and it results in dry cough or shortness of breath in affected individuals. Cardiomegaly can occur high blood pressure and anemia. Your mother needs to do some investigations such as CBC (complete blood count), HRCT (high resolution computed tomography) of chest, pulmonary function test, oxygen saturation rate, ABG (arterial blood gas test) analysis to find the underlying etiology and it needs to be treated accordingly.