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fall onto chest against a basket then mark on lung on xray
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fall onto chest against a basket then mark on lung on xray
by jackstra, Mar 29, 2007 12:00AM
Hi there
my mother fell onto a log basket in February and her chest took the brunt of the fall, the side of the basket pushed into her ribs. She went for a chest x ray some weeks later and there is a small non specific mark on her lung which the chest specialist couldn't explain. Could this be caused by trauma to the lung from the heavy fall?
my mother fell onto a log basket in February and her chest took the brunt of the fall, the side of the basket pushed into her ribs. She went for a chest x ray some weeks later and there is a small non specific mark on her lung which the chest specialist couldn't explain. Could this be caused by trauma to the lung from the heavy fall?
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Apr 03, 2007 12:00AM
, Apr 03, 2007 12:00AM
It is possible that trauma could have caused some internal bleeding that resulted in this finding. Not knowing the exact location and description of what was found on the x-ray makes it difficult to be more precise. The chest specialist will probably want to follow your mother and watch this finding.
