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Have Obliterate In The Bottom Of The Lung. Had TB Earlier And Underwent Treatment. What Should Be Done?
hii.m 28 year old mechanical engineer..i hd TB, then after i did treatment. After completion of treatment i went to kuwait for 1 and half year for work..at that place they took my medical and in that there was no any calcification in my left lung but after years when i came back to india and then i apply for another gulf country but this time in X-ray report they found left bottom lung angle is obliterate so i was unfit for gulf country...i am very disturb n nervous ...if i am completely fine then why should i biased from others....is there any chances to remove that calcification.....?
Thu, 6 Jun 2013
Hi,
Welcome to HCM,
After going through your history, you have suffered Tuberculosis i past and took complete treatment and improved.
You should understand tuberculosis is chronic granulomatous infection and produces some changes in lung even after complete healing.
Left angle obliteration is X ray finding and needs to be examined and confirmed by ultrasonography to see if there is any fluid or it is just thickening and fibrosis of pleural membrane.
You should visit a Chest physician to confirm and discuss if any treatment is required.
Regarding employment policy we can not comment anything.
Hope this helps to understand the abnormality and take proper action.
Take care.
Good Luck.
Dr.Akhilesh Dubey M.D.
Welcome to HCM,
After going through your history, you have suffered Tuberculosis i past and took complete treatment and improved.
You should understand tuberculosis is chronic granulomatous infection and produces some changes in lung even after complete healing.
Left angle obliteration is X ray finding and needs to be examined and confirmed by ultrasonography to see if there is any fluid or it is just thickening and fibrosis of pleural membrane.
You should visit a Chest physician to confirm and discuss if any treatment is required.
Regarding employment policy we can not comment anything.
Hope this helps to understand the abnormality and take proper action.
Take care.
Good Luck.
Dr.Akhilesh Dubey M.D.
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