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Why theres still spots in my Chest Xray

2017-08-02 15:08:00
July 2013 I started my 6 months TB treatments after being diagnosed and treatment ended on February 2014. Despite of which, when I undergone Chest Xray for employment on July 2017, spots were still seen, even though I no longer experience any of TB symptoms for 4 years after my treatment. How can I eradicate this spots? It hinders my job applicati
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Hi, I can understand your problem but that's post tuberculosis changes which will remain there.. As it heals with scarring and calcium deposits which gets evident on x-ray.. Since that's a sign of old tuberculosis, it should not be any basis of discrimination.

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