Should I Be Worried About X-ray Showing Minimal PTB?
I am a fresh graduate from college. after I graduated I searched job and finally I found it. but the medical results of Xray is that I have a minimal PTB. Is this serious? Can I cope from this disease? Can I still have a chance to work? thank you for asap reply. I am 20 yrs old, 5'4'', 110lbs, I don't have any medical history. My only sick is fever or flu.
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Since you are not having any symptoms like cough, fever, weight loss, no need to worry for active TB infection at present. Your minimal PTB on chest x ray can be due to previous lung insult like infection or trauma. This is not serious condition but many authorities fail their employees in fitness and don't give job. So to avoid this mess, better to consult pulmonologist and get done CT thorax and bronchoscopy with BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage). If both these are normal then no need to worry for tuberculosis and so you can argue with your authority about your job. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Should I Be Worried About X-ray Showing Minimal PTB?
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Since you are not having any symptoms like cough, fever, weight loss, no need to worry for active TB infection at present. Your minimal PTB on chest x ray can be due to previous lung insult like infection or trauma. This is not serious condition but many authorities fail their employees in fitness and don t give job. So to avoid this mess, better to consult pulmonologist and get done CT thorax and bronchoscopy with BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage). If both these are normal then no need to worry for tuberculosis and so you can argue with your authority about your job. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.