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Doctor found infiltrates on my lung xr i have tuberculosis?
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May be: Infiltrates could be pneumonia, atelectasis or fibrosis.If infiltrates are in upper lung fields, you should have sputum analysed for tuberculosis, if positive then one can say it is tb.
Answered 3/26/2013
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