Question: Hello dear Dr I would like to get some clarification on the matter I faced recently while passing compulsory medical fitness checkup for employment Visa in United Arab emirates. It looks like that I passed the blood test against any type of AIDSHIV or hepatitis but I failed chest x-ray as I got the call From medical center asking to undergo for another set of tests for tuberculosis. I visited medical centre where I gave another blood sample and sputum tests and asked the doctor over there about the reason I called for the second test and the answer was very short, they said I have scar on my lung... that was a scary news for me.
For the moment I am still waiting for test results and going crazy...
Nobody from my family never had any tuberculosis or cancer, I don't have any history of it.
I had my previous chest x-ray is done in 2012 in France and in 2014 in Australia for the same reason of getting the work permits and all was absolutely clear. Since that time I did not have any issues with my lungs and only thing happened to me that was quite long sickness period from beginning of December to the end of December 2016 when I was coughing and that was quite wet cough which has been healed itself and field conditions I was in did not allow me to visit doctors. While this I did not have fever.
Would it be possible that scar has appeared as a result of sickness I had four month ago?

Hi Doctor, thank you for your reply. Just to mention that Inwas suffering from gastritis and had to undergo for some blood, enzyme and stool tests. While having no blood in stool, and only issue found that I have wrong balance of bacteria in my colon ( found that I have Staphylococcus aureus both in colon and throat) I also had blood results showing only minor deviations, both in Feb and May of this year. I attached last just to let you see it (its in different language but I beleive you can read acronyms) and would like to ask a follow up question. Would i get any blood result normal if there is a serious lung issues existed?

Hi Doctor, my last x ray done a few days back in UAE, where I am applying for work permit. Scan is not handed to me by medical centre which is normal for this process of pre employment screening. They claim that they observed scar on my lung and asked me number of questions whether I had TB in the past or have it in my family. The answer is no as I have never had any. I am quite experienced business person and had similar x rays done back in France in 2012 and 2013, also in Australia in 2014 and all was clear. Yes I smoked for 10 years but reduced it to a few for last 4 years

Hi Doctor.
Thank you for help.
Answers as below:
Used to smoke pack a day, now -5 to 6.
Never ever had any short breath or any sputum out of throat or any other kind of discomfort with my lungs. I didnt even cough as it may observed on smokers