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[|Human|] yes, my 30 yea rold son has had a cough for over a month, got some treatment of steroid and antibiotic, got better for a few days and then started again. on wednesday went to the hospital had an x-ray done and they found that he had some haziness in the lungs. the doctor figured that is due to allergies and prescribed cortisone, antibiotic and some other meds for the cough. he hasn t improved much and I m concerned about the haziness of the lungs. what does haziness of the lungs mean and what can be the cause of it?
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Your son is having chronic cough which is not improving with routine cough medicines. His chest x-ray is showing haziness. So possibility of pneumonia or tuberculosis is more. Haziness on chest x-ray is not due to allergy. It is almost always due to infection like pneumonia or tuberculosis. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done 1. Clinical examination of respiratory system 2. Sputum examination 3. Bronchoscopy if sputum is not available. Sputum examination is must for the identification or causative organism. He will need higher antibiotics or anti TB Chat Doctor.  Don't worry, he will be alright. First diagnose him and them start appropriate treatment. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your son. Thanks.