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2017-04-08 11:49:06
My father is infected by tuberculosis and his lungs filled with water... it can treatment by medicine or surgery
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Must aspirate and confirm the cause of fluid, if tb anti tb treatment is enough for quire, if othr condition treat the cause.
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no surgical intervention is required.

Answered2017-04-08 18:26:59

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