Do white areas on the chest X-ray indicate an abnormality?

Hello,

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I read your query and understand your concern.

Please be assured that your x-ray is normal (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity).

This x-ray was done with you lying in a supine position, and the "lots of white" that you see on both sides are due to overlapping portions of the chest wall (which are normally moved aside on erect x-ray by folding the arms outwards).

And also, there is no trace of an abscess, emphysema, or empyema. So feel relaxed with that.

About "mucoid impaction," a supine x-ray snapped on a mobile camera does not allow me to suggest anything. Perhaps, the bronchoscopy report would give a better idea.

So, let your worries leave you, and wait for your concerned doctors to advise you through the next steps of your ongoing management.

Best wishes.

Thank you.