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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Suggest Treatment For Calcified Densities In Lung

hi doctor what is the meaning of calcific densities late year 1994 i have MINIMAL PTB IN THE LEFT LUNG. I completed my medicine in 6 months and i cultured my saliva and sputum and the laboratory said " non-found , negative . " how come after 17 years the scarring is still here and i cant pass my medical for my work in abroad. How can i cure the scarring in my lung. thank you. I hope that you can help me .
Wed, 6 Aug 2014
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17 years back , you took anti tubercular treatment and successfully completed the treatment .
When someone got infection due to tuberculosis in lungs , there develop infiltration in lungs , with this infiltration doctor can identify tuberculosis .When these lesions ( infiltration area ) heal there develop calcification and fibrosis , so this turn into scarring .
These scars are calcified and fibrosed lesions and an indication of old tuberculosis patient completed treatment .
In your lungs these densities are due to healed lesions and I am sorry to say that these will remain forever in lungs . Till there is no medicine that can resolve these scars.
Hope this will help you.
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Suggest Treatment For Calcified Densities In Lung

Hello 17 years back , you took anti tubercular treatment and successfully completed the treatment . When someone got infection due to tuberculosis in lungs , there develop infiltration in lungs , with this infiltration doctor can identify tuberculosis .When these lesions ( infiltration area ) heal there develop calcification and fibrosis , so this turn into scarring . These scars are calcified and fibrosed lesions and an indication of old tuberculosis patient completed treatment . In your lungs these densities are due to healed lesions and I am sorry to say that these will remain forever in lungs . Till there is no medicine that can resolve these scars. Hope this will help you.