My mom hurt herself by trying to pick something up that was to heavy and lost her balance and hit the wall. Since then she had a pain in her side sometimes very painfull. She finally went for an x-ray and they said they found a density in her lung at the same place. What could some of the reasons be for this and what is density mean?
Hi thanks for contacting Chat Doctor... Normally lungs are transparent in chest x-ray as alveoli filled by air.... So whenever obstructing of filled alveoli with blood, pus or opaque fluid transparency lost and density seen in that area.... As your mother having history of injury, so it could be blood accumulation at injured site leading hematoma formation.... Clinicallly correlation is necessary ... If fever, cough like symptom present then lung parenchymal infection could be there... For hematoma conservative management done ... If large and needed then aspiration done . Ibuprofen Chat Doctor. ... Consult pulmonologist for your clinical examination ... Take care