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Is Old healed t.b active tuberculosis

2018-02-07 13:33:10
Hello i am 50 year old lady. I found old healed tuberculosis in my x ray report. Is this active t.b . Am i suffering from tuberculosis?
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Nom..if u feel any sputum production then go for sputum AFB.if negative then need not worry....be careful about other symptoms of airways obstruction

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No certainly not these are sequale of previous tuberculosis.

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