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Does TB Get Fully Cured After Taking Complete Treatment?

Hi Dr i m male 26 yr old height 5ft 4in weight 56 kgs . 4 yr back i was infected by TB but after treatment i was cured , i want to go to saudi arabia for employment as m engineer . Is there any possibility that i ll be rejected in fitness test due to previous illness .
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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As you mentioned that ,you took full & complete anti tubercular treatment for 4 years ago . In my opinion you are not having any tuberculosis symptoms at present i.e. tuberculosis free.
Unfortunately there develop scars in the lungs due to healed tubercular lesions and these scar remains forever and definitely appears in lung fields when Xrayed .
So these lesions ( healed will appear in Xray ) .
So they ( company ) may reject you or not , it depend on company concerned .
However , take a medical certificate claiming that you are tuberculosis free from a medical board.
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Does TB Get Fully Cured After Taking Complete Treatment?

Hello As you mentioned that ,you took full & complete anti tubercular treatment for 4 years ago . In my opinion you are not having any tuberculosis symptoms at present i.e. tuberculosis free. Unfortunately there develop scars in the lungs due to healed tubercular lesions and these scar remains forever and definitely appears in lung fields when Xrayed . So these lesions ( healed will appear in Xray ) . So they ( company ) may reject you or not , it depend on company concerned . However , take a medical certificate claiming that you are tuberculosis free from a medical board.