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Medical Conditions - Inhomogeoneous Opacity

The HRCT (high-resolution computed tomography) scan of the chest may sometimes present inhomogeneous opacities as the finding. Such inhomogeneous opacities or densities are ground-glass opacities, mosaic patterns, and air trapping. These are due to infections and inflammatory lung diseases like COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), pneumoconiosis, interstitial pneumonia, sarcoidosis, bronchiolitis, and emphysema.

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My father has inhomogeneous opacity in the lung. How to treat him?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The prevailing cause of this condition often points to pneumonia. To address it, a course of antibiotics like Ciprofloxacin 1 g every 12 hours for 10 days is necessary.

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

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. 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.

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