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A 22-year-old female asked:

Do yellow colour fluid in lungs indecates tb?

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Dr. Ziad Aklanswered

Infectious Disease 33 years experience

Not necessarily: Yellow mucus usually indicates an infection but it can be due to any number of causes.

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