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My friend had a chest xray done today report shows nonhomogenous shadowing with fibrocalcific changes seen in right upper zone of lung chronic inflammatory disease pulmonary tuberculosis please tell me what dose it means?
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The X-ray suggests..: Pulmonary tuberculosis but does not say anything about whether the patient has active infection. Symptoms suggesting activity are fever, cough, night sweats and weight loss. Your friend needs to see a doctor and have sputum tested for the tubercle bacillus.
Answered 7/9/2015
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Old tb?: Sounds like old TB but your friend should see a pulmonologist to know for sure.
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