What does "small peripheral fibrotic in the right middle lobe" mean on a lung CT scan if everything else seems normal? Should I be worried about it? Can you explain what it might indicate or any further action I should consider?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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Probable diagnosis is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis .Oxygen therapy,smoking cessation, tab perfenidone 100 mg twice daily ,orally is advised to the patient. Terminally ill patients may require lung transplant.

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