Thickening of pulmonary striae is a kind of X-ray imaging changes, can be seen in physiological thickening (such as the elderly, obese patients), pathological thickening (such as bronchial type, smoking, etc.) can lead to thickening of pulmonary striae.
1. Physiologic thickening: mainly seen in the elderly, and obese patients. Due to the aging of the lungs of the elderly, the interstitium of the lungs is relatively rich, which is often shown on the image as an increase in lung texture; obesity is affected by the increase in subcutaneous fat, which can also lead to an increase in the texture phenomenon.
2. Pathological thickening: bronchial type of texture thickening, often manifested as uneven thickness of the lung texture, such as common in acute and chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis. Smoking can also cause thickening of lung texture, mainly due to carbon deposition caused by long-term smoking.
If there is a thickening of lung texture along with other uncomfortable symptoms, you should go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying your condition.