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Viral Pneumonia (cont.)

Next Steps

Follow-up

  • If you are treated at home, your doctor will probably ask you to return in 1-4 weeks to be checked.
  • You may need a repeat chest x-ray when your symptoms have improved. Because some types of pneumonia can look like cancer, a second x-ray will prove that it is not.



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