Lungs Issue

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Lungs Issue

Asked for Male, 30 Years

Hi just want to ask if about this diagnosis result x-ray = fibrolinear opacity conclusion:fibrosis Sputum: rare plus cells Few epithelial cells No acid fast bacilli seen National standard scale = 0 Im an ex tb patient I would like to know if this kind of result shows that Im still active In TB?.

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Dr. Puneet Gupta

Pulmonologist 17 yrs exp Noida

No, fibrolinear opacity is old lession,and if sputum is negative for AFB,,,there is no active disease,,only if there are no symptoms of TB like weight loss, cough for more than 2weeks, fever,,loss of appetite etc..

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Dr. Sandeep Yadav

Pulmonologist 15 yrs exp Delhi

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Completely agree.

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