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How To Clarify Results Of CT Scan?
The result of my CT Scan, for this years Annual Physical Exam was: "Calcified right upper lobe pulmonary nodule, consider granuloma. Subcentimeter on-calcified left upper lobe nodule with hazy opacities." Did this mean that my PTB was not fully treated? Please clarify the result of the CT Scan.
Wed, 23 Apr 2014
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A calcified granuloma generally refers to a healed area which is a consequence of an earlier infection. These are scars left after the disease was treated and usually last for a lifetime. There is no need to worry if you took full treatment for TB. This only shows that certain lung changes have taken place which are not reversible.
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A calcified granuloma generally refers to a healed area which is a consequence of an earlier infection. These are scars left after the disease was treated and usually last for a lifetime. There is no need to worry if you took full treatment for TB. This only shows that certain lung changes have taken place which are not reversible.
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