Spots on the lungs are generally a description of abnormal density shadows found in the lungs during imaging tests. Simply from the presence or absence of spots, can not determine whether the disease is serious or not, may be part of the occupational disease, inflammation and infection, pulmonary vascular disease, fibrous scarring tumors and other causes, whether it is serious generally need to be combined with the condition, as follows:
1. Some occupational diseases, such as silicosis, in which patients often inhale fine particles, can also cause spots on the lungs;
2. When the lungs are infected by inflammation, it is easy to make spots on the lungs. Patients may show cough, sputum, fever, etc. With timely treatment, the disease can usually be effectively stabilized and is usually not serious. However, if the disease is allowed to develop, it may cause severe pneumonia, which is more serious.
3. Fibrous scar, some patients due to inflammation of lung tissue damage, after fibrosis line into fibrous scar, manifested as spots on the lungs, generally more stable, not serious.
4. spots on the lungs may also be the existence of pulmonary vascular disease caused by, such as pulmonary embolism, the patient may be manifested as coughing, coughing up sputum, chest tightness, hemoptysis and other symptoms, generally more serious, need to actively seek medical attention.
Spots on the lungs may also meet with other causes, such as malignant tumors, etc. When accompanied by respiratory discomfort, such as coughing, coughing up sputum, lethargy, fatigue and other discomforts accompanied by spots on the lungs, you need to consult a doctor in a timely manner.