Hi, I was just curious in my case. I have this very small spot in my lower right lung when I had my x-ray for my medical but as I remember, I had my x-ray way back in my college days but there was no spot found. The doctor said that I need to see a pulmonologist to examine my x-ray result. My mother said that I had my medication in my lungs when I was a child for about 6 months. Im a bit scared if its contagious did it already affect any person Im with?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. This recent spot on chest x-ray was not present in your previous chest x-ray (during college days). So you should definitely concern about this. So consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and CT thorax. CT is far superior to chest x-ray to evaluate such spot. If it is mass like lesion then biopsy is needed to rule out cancer. If it is infectious then bronchoscopy is needed to identify the infection. Don't worry about spread to others. First diagnose yourself and then start appropriate treatment. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.