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How To Treat An Old Scar Caused By Tb?
Hello Doctor,
Nice to have you online, well When I was in dubai last few months, I was asked to take an x-ray of my chest and blood test, well on viewing the x-ray the doc mentioned that I had a scar of TB(old-some 25 yrs back)and they would not allow me to sit and work at the office desk,and sent me immediately back to India for my treatment, but on getting back,I attend a hospital where my doc consulted that he is not treating me for TB,as this is an old scar and he is confused why have they sent me back, whereby in the previous years, when I was on my husband's sponsor, were'nt the UAE aware of this? Now that they are disposing many of the people who are undergoing this disease. and whether we can go back to work in the UAE. Please advise doc and thanks for your concern.
Nice to have you online, well When I was in dubai last few months, I was asked to take an x-ray of my chest and blood test, well on viewing the x-ray the doc mentioned that I had a scar of TB(old-some 25 yrs back)and they would not allow me to sit and work at the office desk,and sent me immediately back to India for my treatment, but on getting back,I attend a hospital where my doc consulted that he is not treating me for TB,as this is an old scar and he is confused why have they sent me back, whereby in the previous years, when I was on my husband's sponsor, were'nt the UAE aware of this? Now that they are disposing many of the people who are undergoing this disease. and whether we can go back to work in the UAE. Please advise doc and thanks for your concern.
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description, possibility of old, healed, fibrotic scar is more in your case.
Any lung infection in the past can show fibrotic scar tissue due to healing. This scar tissue will remain as it is and can be seen on chest x ray through out the life.
So no treatment is required for this kind of scar lesions.
For your visa problem, you should consult pulmonologist and get done CT thorax and bronchoscopy with BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) analysis.
If both these are normal then you can argue with visa authority about this issue.
Don't worry, you will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description, possibility of old, healed, fibrotic scar is more in your case.
Any lung infection in the past can show fibrotic scar tissue due to healing. This scar tissue will remain as it is and can be seen on chest x ray through out the life.
So no treatment is required for this kind of scar lesions.
For your visa problem, you should consult pulmonologist and get done CT thorax and bronchoscopy with BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) analysis.
If both these are normal then you can argue with visa authority about this issue.
Don't worry, you will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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