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  • Female
  • 21 Years
  • 22/01/2025

I'm a bit concerned because I got my x-ray report back today, and it says I have a ground glass appearance in the peripheral region of my left lung. I'm not really sure what this means or why it would happen. Could you help me understand this?

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Dr. Dr Ranjith Darla

Dr Ranjith Darla

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  • MBBS
  • 3+ Yrs
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ground glass appearance can be due to various reasons of lung pathology, should correlate with your clinical symptoms

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