Chest X-ray shows hilar calicifications and dextroscoliosis Posted: 10-01-07 20:53pm
im a 28 year old female who recently had a
chest x-ray for a positive TB test which
ended up being fine but the x-ray did say
that there were left hilar calicifications
and dextroscoliosis anyone know what that
is and shoul I be concerned
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Posted: 10-04-07 10:11am
Hi!
TBC is a granulomatous disease (type of
inflammation) causing formations in lungs
known as tuberculomas (deposit of calcium
and macrofags-immune system's cell that's
indigesting the bacil)
Ipsilateral hilar lymphadenopathy (changed
hilar lymph nodes on one side) usually are
characteristic of primary tuberculosis.
Hilum is the openning in the lungs where
blood vessels and bronchi are entering and
leaving the lungs. There are groups of
lymph nodes located around blood vessels
and bronchi and are known as hilar lymph
nodes. Primary tuberculosis is caused by
tuberculosis bacil that had multiply in
the body and its typical symptoms are
fever, cough and weight loss. You can,
also, experience fatigue, night sweats,
anorexia and blood in your sputum.
Enlargement of lymph nodes occurs
frequently with primary tuberculosis and
it's due to eggshell calcification,
sometimes having a ring-like appearance,
located in lymph node periphery.
Dextroscoliosis means deformation of the
spine, when the spine has convex curvature
lateraly(dextro because the curving out or
bulging outward is on the right side)
This is, usually, combined with
rotational curvature of spine.
Scoliosis can be congenital (connected to
certain anomalies of the spine presented
at the birth), idiopathic (with unknown
reason) and scoliosis due to other health
conditions.
Pain is common symptom. Other symptoms and
signs that can be experience and noticed
on the body are:uneven musculature on one
side of the spine, uneven hip(clothes that
do not hang right), prominent shoulder
blade, asymmetric size or location of
breasts.
Wearing a brace and physical therapy are
usually recommended.
Surgery is usually indicated for curves
that have a high likelihood of
progression, are causing severe pain,
unacceptable deformation, curves that
affect physiological functions such as
breathing(progressive scoliosis can cause
dislocations of inner organ in thoracic
cavity )
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