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How To Diagnose The Early Stages Of Lung TB?

I got a x ray report which has no acute cardiopulmonary process, no acute TB, the cardiomediastinal structures appear within nromal limits. no focal infiltrate or effusion. no pneumothorax . I got an email from nurse asking to get some tablets for six months for sleeping TB. Confused whether this it is early stages of TB
Wed, 23 Mar 2016
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thanks for posting here...if you are having no signs of t like night sweats,fever,cough or blood in phelgm... and u are also not having and x ray changes showing signs of tb than what is the need of taking antituberculous drugs??? they have there own side effects...
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How To Diagnose The Early Stages Of Lung TB?

thanks for posting here...if you are having no signs of t like night sweats,fever,cough or blood in phelgm... and u are also not having and x ray changes showing signs of tb than what is the need of taking antituberculous drugs??? they have there own side effects... regards and dont forget to rate us