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What Does The X Ray Finding Retain Fibrotic Densities In The Right Upper Lobe Indicate?
Hi, my husband had ptb 20 years ago, but after taking medicines for 4.5months, the doctors advised him to stop taking medicines, and now he had chest xray and the reading is, retain fibrotic densities in the right upper lobe suggestive of ptb bacteriologic correlation is suggested. I just want to know what this means, please give me a clear answer. Thank you.
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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Fibrotic densities ( linear hyper-dense opacities) - Are trace of the old healed infection, probably ode treated PTB - pulmonary tuberculosis.
If presently presently patient is symptomatic and thats only the findings noted in the x-ray, re-infection is suspected. Which needs clinical and pathological correlation is suggested in the report.
For further evaluation HRCT - high-resolution computer tomography will help.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
Fibrotic densities ( linear hyper-dense opacities) - Are trace of the old healed infection, probably ode treated PTB - pulmonary tuberculosis.
If presently presently patient is symptomatic and thats only the findings noted in the x-ray, re-infection is suspected. Which needs clinical and pathological correlation is suggested in the report.
For further evaluation HRCT - high-resolution computer tomography will help.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
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