My son has been diagnosed with asthma
maybe allergies. I've never gotten a
true answer. Yesterday, we had some
chest x-rays done on his chest. The
results came back reading "bony structures
normal. Aortic, hilar and cardiac
outlines normal. Mild left retrocardiac
plate-like atelectatic present. Right
lung clear. No pleural effusion.
Impression: minimal left retrocardiac
plate-like atelectasis." the doctor
didn't know what that meant. Can anyone
please explain what this means and is it a
serious condition we should worry about.
The doctor is going to refer us to a
specialist, but we must wait about a week
before we see him. My son is only 5
years old. What do I do?
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childofgod777
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 35 Location: Indianapolis
Retrocardiac Atelectasis Posted: 08-28-07 19:17pm
I'm
sorry to here that your son is sick. The
word retrocardiac means an old scar. And
the word atelectasis means collapsed air
saks in the lungs. Put together, I don't
understand how they fit together, unless
your son has scarring on his lungs where
the sack have collapsed. I hope he will be
alright. I know from personal experience
that doctors can do wonderful things. God
bless you and your son.
I'm
sorry to here that your son is sick. The
word retrocardiac means an old scar. And
the word atelectasis means collapsed air
saks in the lungs. Put together, I don't
understand how they fit together, unless
your son has scarring on his lungs where
the sack have collapsed. I hope he will be
alright. I know from personal experience
that doctors can do wonderful things. God
bless you and your son.