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What Causes Bilateral Pleural Thickening With Thoracic Scoliosis?

My husband is very hardworking he stands 5 feet and 11 inches but just 54 kilogram. He palys table tennis everyday. he already completed 6 months medication for PTB but his chest x ray result as of today says"bilateral pleural thickening. consider PTB both upper lobes, subsegmental atelectasis and/or fibrosis, right upper lobe; thorasic scliosis. pls help. thanks marlyn
Mon, 4 Jan 2016
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No need to worry for for his chest x ray report.
His x ray findings are suggestive of healed, scarred lesions.
Almost all lung lesions (tubercular or infective or injury) heal by either fibrosis or calcification or both.
Your husband wad having tuberculosis and now completed the treatment. So tube lesions must be healed and showing fibrosis, pleural thickening etc.. Scoliosis is also due to healing sequel.
So no need to worry for tuberculosis in your husband 's case. He is having old, healed, inactive, fibrotic scar lesions.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your husband. Thanks.
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What Causes Bilateral Pleural Thickening With Thoracic Scoliosis?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. No need to worry for for his chest x ray report. His x ray findings are suggestive of healed, scarred lesions. Almost all lung lesions (tubercular or infective or injury) heal by either fibrosis or calcification or both. Your husband wad having tuberculosis and now completed the treatment. So tube lesions must be healed and showing fibrosis, pleural thickening etc.. Scoliosis is also due to healing sequel. So no need to worry for tuberculosis in your husband s case. He is having old, healed, inactive, fibrotic scar lesions. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your husband. Thanks.