I've been having Shortness of breath and pleurisy pains been dx with asthma and have SLE, anyways, I've had a CT Scan and wonder if anyone could help me decipher the results and the ER Dr said I might have interstitial lung disease/asthma, I've been given steroids and currently on 20mg but there not helping much, I'm often SOB just talking to someone, I take Advair 500 and Xopenex 3 times a day without much relief.(my labs/xrays/ekg are all normal?)
Impression: Small calcified granuloma in the right upper lobe. No evidence of pulmonary fibrosis. No septal thickening, bronchiectasis, honeycombing, or focal consolidations are seen. There is no evidence of mediastinal or axillary adenopathy. The heart is not enlarged. No evidence of pericardial effusion or mass.
I'm at a loss at what's causing me to be SOB, someone did suggest it might be the Imuran but I've been on it several month's and it's just now getting really bad the past couple of months? and I've had problems with my breathing for 6 mos or so.:worried:
Impression: Small calcified granuloma in the right upper lobe. No evidence of pulmonary fibrosis. No septal thickening, bronchiectasis, honeycombing, or focal consolidations are seen. There is no evidence of mediastinal or axillary adenopathy. The heart is not enlarged. No evidence of pericardial effusion or mass.
I'm at a loss at what's causing me to be SOB, someone did suggest it might be the Imuran but I've been on it several month's and it's just now getting really bad the past couple of months? and I've had problems with my breathing for 6 mos or so.:worried: