Are the opacities in my chest x-ray due to cold?

Question

Hi doctor,

I had a chest x-ray for medical examination. The doctor asked me to take the x-ray twice. These days, I am suffering from cold and throat pain. Will it affect my result? Earlier I had some allergy, but nowadays I did not have that problem. Is it a serious problem to consider? Please guide me

Answer 1

Hi,

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There is an opaque small mass that could be just a normal blood vessel or an abscess or a cystic mass. But in order to confirm, you need an MRI scan of your chest.

The cold and throat pain are not the cause of these opacities.

For further information consult an internal medicine physician online.

Answer 2

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Since plain x-ray has a limited visualization of body structures, it could not differentiate whether these opacities are just normal blood vessels or opacities of lung nodules.

An MRI of the chest is needed to distinguish it.

Lung nodules are 90% benign and asymptomatic.

For further information consult an internal medicine physician online.