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Severe coughing with blood aggravates at nights, weight loss, mild diabetic, spine n head ache, mild fever. sin.3mnth, esr 70, xray negati, sputum negative?

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Sounds like my wife: Same age, complaints ; symptoms. She had tb! this was only cultured from concentrated pleural fluid. Being a diabetic some of the meds increase the risk of developing tb.

Answered 12/28/2013

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Dr. Hashmat Rajput answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Wt loss, fever,pain: Not enough specific information. Sputum negative for bacteria, afb, fungus ?No h/o emhysema or bronchitis! on no meds?Is it from lung or stomach at night?Serious symptoms wt loss, high sed rate, fever ; back pain. Tb of spine, clot, fungal, tight mitral valve, wegner's granuloma ; primary or secondary cancers work up needed. Please see your doctor for good history, thorough exam ; exhaustive work up.

Answered 12/28/2013

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