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[|Human|] I have been having respiratory symptoms for over 23 days....was put on doxycycline 5 days ago. Went to the doc yesterday and had a chest xray done. It looks quite hazy in the right middle and lower lobe but she said it wasn t pneumonia. What was the haziness if it wasn t pneumonia? I m still sicker than a dog.....
[|AI|]  Hi thanks for asking question. In pneumonia there is presence of consolidation, so chances of pneumonia here is very low. As far as the haziness is concerned following are some possibilities. If you have congestive heart failure then it can lead to pulmonary edema that gives haziness. Sometime any inflammatory condition of lung or bacterial infection can lead to increase haziness in chest x-ray. The jazzy chest x-ray not always mean pathological. So haziness can be because of increased fluid content in lung or inflammation or infection. I hope you understand my concern. Wish you good health.