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I've googled about it and saw if the size of induration is atleast 5 mm and if you're using immunosuppressants, it is positive, i used budesonide in july for almost 10 days when i had covid, i had self medicated and i took budesonide and aziththtomycin for 10 days, in those 4 days i took, levocetrizine, chlorophenaramine, and hcq was prescribed to me for 6 days, coz of these self medication, doc prescribed me propranolol and montek lc, anyhow i overcame covid, but i used immunosuppressant in july, right? what if my result show the size of induration - 5mm, would i be declared positive? Coz i used budesonide and montek lc
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You have not mentioned when the mantoux was done. If you just used for a few days in july, it does not count assuming you had the mantoux now. If it was done at that time, then possibly yes.
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Please do not self medicate with these kind of medications in the future
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