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Hi doc , i wanna ask my son is negative for tuberculin test but his x-ray is positive does he needs to undergo treatment?
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Need more informatio: The abnormal lung may be not be tuberculosis - He will need an evaluation
Answered 3/6/2017
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What test: There is more than one tuberculosis screening test & some can be negative early or during the disease. Abnormalities on x-ray in tuberculosis are often typical, but some additional studies may be reasonable to exclude other potential causes of the abnormalities.
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