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What Is PTB Fibrosis?

hi i am 24y/o & i had a medical exam last week & my chest xray result showed that i have ptb fibrosis w/ thickened pleura.. i had a xray last feb. & the result is normal.. is it possible that i will contract ptb in just 3mos.? what is ptb fibrosis anyway? im so confused.. i have an application to work abroad & i am afraid that i won't be able to leave because of the xray result.. what wil i do? thank u!
Fri, 25 Jul 2014
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Hello
At present you are having pulmonary tuberculosis with thickened pleura .
The main point is fibrosis means healed tubercular lesions .
When a patient get tuberculosis there develop lesions in lungs in PTB . When these lesions healed there develop calcification and fibrosis ( old healed tubercular lesion ) with the help of these fibrosed lesion a doctor can identify that patient was an old tubercular patient .
I am sorry to say till date there is no medicine which can remove these fibrosed ( calcified lesions ) lesions form X ray .
Yes a patient can get tubercular infection at any time so deal as mentioned .
Good luck.
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What Is PTB Fibrosis?

Hello At present you are having pulmonary tuberculosis with thickened pleura . The main point is fibrosis means healed tubercular lesions . When a patient get tuberculosis there develop lesions in lungs in PTB . When these lesions healed there develop calcification and fibrosis ( old healed tubercular lesion ) with the help of these fibrosed lesion a doctor can identify that patient was an old tubercular patient . I am sorry to say till date there is no medicine which can remove these fibrosed ( calcified lesions ) lesions form X ray . Yes a patient can get tubercular infection at any time so deal as mentioned . Good luck.