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scar tissue problems
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scar tissue problems
by ejohame2, Sep 26, 2007 11:31AM
will scar tissue on the lungs caused from pneumonia, (for a toddler), cause problems for them in the future.
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish Health, Oct 04, 2007 01:26PM
, Oct 04, 2007 01:26PM
The great majority of pneumonias resolve completely, without any scar formation, especially when there is a quick response to therapy. However, there are exceptions. Some very virulent pneumonias can cause:
• death of lung tissue, called necrosis;
• abscesses; or
• air filled spaces in the lung, called pneumatoceles.
Some pneumonias are accompanied by a collection of fluid or pus in the space between the chest wall and the lung, called the pleura, and these can result in significant scarring.
If the response of your toddler's pneumonia to treatment was rapid resolution, especially if there was x-ray evidence of complete clearing, the likelihood of long term complications, with loss of lung function, will be very small.
• death of lung tissue, called necrosis;
• abscesses; or
• air filled spaces in the lung, called pneumatoceles.
Some pneumonias are accompanied by a collection of fluid or pus in the space between the chest wall and the lung, called the pleura, and these can result in significant scarring.
If the response of your toddler's pneumonia to treatment was rapid resolution, especially if there was x-ray evidence of complete clearing, the likelihood of long term complications, with loss of lung function, will be very small.
