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My mother just diagnosed with bones tb, actually her right ankle and heel was in lot of pain, we x-rayed her and lab- technician told us its bone tb?

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Needs confirmation.: This diagnosis would need confirmation both via an official X-ray reading by a Radiologist as well as directed testing to confirm that Mom has even acquired an infection with TB along the way.

Answered 11/19/2016

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Perhaps you: misunderstood the technologist? That would be an impossible diagnosis to make on an ankle X-ray since there are no specific features. Plus, the technologists should not be making diagnoses they are not trained or licensed for.

Answered 11/28/2017

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