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Health Query

My father has been diagnosed with mild ild. He is having cough. Pulmonologist had prescribed pirfenex cipla tablet. Recently changed to acebrophylline 100 mg. Please let me know what should be the correct medicine for mild ild. How to control the cough? Are there any trials or cures better in homeopathy? Any advice? Please help. Other medications that he is taking is: 1. deriphyllin 150 2. complex 3. Multivitamin.

Dr. Anusha C M93%(51 ratings)

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor o...read more

Pulmonologist•Bangalore

Mr. lybrate-user, pirfefenidone is the main drug for ild if its ipf form. Acebrophylline is not useful in ild. There are few cough syrups that wil help to reduce it.

Health Query

Can cefuroxime axetil 500 my be used for lungs (pleural effusion) right lung - 40 ml, left lung - 60 ml. My doctor has prescribed this medicine but it is not working. Please let me know if this is the correct medicine, then I will look into some other aspects of why it is not working. Thanks.

Dr. Vishal Gupta

MD - Pulmonary Medicine, DNB, DAA, MNAMS...read more

Pulmonologist•Navi Mumbai

Medicine is for infection.
Pleural effusion has many causes. Just send all investigation for thorough evaluation.

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Asked for female, 10 years old from Chennai

Hello doctor. My father is 77 years old and has been diagnosed with ild recently. All needed blood test /scan/xray were done and all his vitals are normal n stable. However he is no oral medication and has only on and off cough and breathlessness during the early mornings and Dr. Has prescribed him to have nebulization of duolin+budecort once a day at night or as needed. Our concern is nebulization be the only way out to treat his ild going forward or is there any other way out to handle this. Though we are exploring options of pulmonologist around us just wanted to check on opinions before we take a decision. Tks in advance for your online supports and look fwd for a response. Tku.

Dr. Avya Bansal90%(118 ratings)

MBBS, MD (Respiratory Medicine), DNB (Re...read more

Pulmonologist•Mumbai

It depends on the type of ILD.

Nebulisation is not the main kine of treatment.
It is only supportive.

Depending on the type of ILD He needs to be started on tablets depending on IPF/NSIP Pattern and cause for ILD.
Oral tablets are the mainstay of treatment.

Asked for Male, 71 years old from Thane

Respected Dr. I'm male 70 my weight is 63 height 165 cm slim body My chest pa view x-ray report has following findings 1. bilateral prominent bronchovascular marking. 2. minimal right pleural thickening. 3. Prominent right hilum. Dr. what these finding suggest and any medicines are required for these problems. Are these curable. Kindly suggest suitable action in the matter. Thanks a lot dr.

Dr. Vinita G92%(51 ratings)

BHMS

Homeopathy Doctor•Chennai

They are all mostly a result of long term effects of hypertension. I would suggest you also get an echocardiogram done to rule out any other cardiac pathology. Once we know the status, we can decide on the treatment part.

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Health Query

I have had a chest infection for 6 weeks now, with a cough that is sometimes dry and sometimes wet (normally green mucus). I have been prescribed amoxicillin by my gp, but have chosen not to take it so far and to wait for it to clear up on it's own. This is partly due to my underlying digestive problems (caused by a partial right hemicolectomy 2 years ago). I also had a chest infection for 3 months from august to november last year, which I did not treat with antibiotics. I had a chest x-ray at the time and no problems were reported. However, I should say that i've had a pneumothorax followed by pleurodesis 10 years ago. My question is, if I don't take the antibiotics now and wait for it to fix itself, do I risk causing permanent damage to my lungs?

Dr. Sreepada Kameswara Rao93%(35798 ratings)

DHMS (Diploma in Homeopathic Medicine an...read more

Homeopathy Doctor•Hyderabad

Your history of pneumothorax followed by pleurodesis 10 years ago. You need personal examination. Please consult your local physician for checkup and advice.

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Health Query

I am a singer and actor. When I talking loudly and singing a song I feel pressure and irritation in 'tracheal cartilages areas. When I take montelukast and levocetirizine composition tablets, I feel something better. Please tell what is the symptoms of this disease?

Dr. Karn Mehra88%(47 ratings)

DNB Sleep , Pulmonology, Allergy and Cri...read more

Pulmonologist•Delhi

You may have developed a local vocal cord pathology. You need to get in touch with an ent specialist.

Asked for female, 54 years old from Jamshedpur

Specimen - cervical tissue. Section lined by large dysplastic squamous epithelium with nuclear hyperchromasia, atypia invading into stroma atypical mitosis and marked nuclear pleomorphism seen. Keratinisation not seen. Necrosis - present.

Dr. Pulak Mukherjee91%(13393 ratings)

BHMS

Homeopathy Doctor•Hooghly

Well report is not good there is chance of malignancy, you need to visit your doctor as soon as possible.

Asked for male, 24 years old from Lucknow

Hi Doctor, I have some scar in my lungs. Which has been treated already but the sign of scar is still in lungs if I see in chest x ray. Please can you tell me is there any medication to remove scars. I want this remove because I have to give government examinations where this kind of scar may cause problem in selection.

Dr. Prakhar Singh94%(9607 ratings)

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanc...read more

General Physician•Delhi

Scars on the lung tissue cause it to thicken and lose the elasticity found in healthy lungs. Like scars on the skin, lung scars are permanent. Small scars may not cause noticeable symptoms, but excessive scarring makes it difficult for the lungs to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream. Let's have a detailed discussion to ensure proper treatment.

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Asked for male, 41 years old from Guwahati