Lung nodules that have increased in size from 8mm to 9mm in six months may be due to pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung cancer, etc., and need to be treated according to the cause of the disease.
1. Pneumonia, if the nodule is enlarged due to bacterial infection, targeted anti-infective treatment is needed. According to the results of bacterial culture and drug sensitivity, suitable antibiotics should be selected for anti-infective treatment, such as Cefoperazone Sulbactam Sodium, Piperacillin, Ceftazidime and so on.
2. Tuberculosis, due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, resulting in nodules in the lungs, if the treatment is not enough, the nodules may increase and enlarge, and need to follow the doctor’s instructions to apply isoniazid, rifampicin and other anti-tuberculosis drugs for treatment.
3. Lung cancer, primary foci of malignant tumors or metastatic foci, can lead to obvious growth of lung nodules in a short time, according to the specific condition of the patient, surgical treatment, radiotherapy, targeted therapy and so on should be taken.
Lung nodules increased from 8mm to 9mm in six months, if not in the same hospital on the same machine results, 8mm into 9mm may also be purely a measurement problem, may not necessarily be the actual change of the nodules, need to seek medical attention to find a professional doctor to compare, clarify the cause of the disease, according to the specific circumstances of the next step in the treatment.