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A 24-year-old male asked:

I had tb one year ago to day i found my sputum with little blood with air ?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered

Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 38 years experience

Mgt: There are resistant forms of TB and deactivation is possible. Please have a chest radiograph and cultures of your sputum.

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