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Is pluearal thickening is curerable? i had before tb and treated for six month. since then my xray appears this reading
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Curing what?: Pleural thickening is a radiologic finding; it is not a disease state that is curable since its cause can be diverse such as a continued TB infection,, community acquired pneumonia complications,, malignancy and others. Discuss your findings with your doc.
Answered 11/28/2014
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