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Does The Scar Appear In The X-ray After Recovering From TB?

hello Doctor Goyal... im kim barrera.... From philippines.... i have an minimal pulmonary tubercolosis laST six months.... and this month i done successfully my 6 month medication and my doctor said that i am cured.... my question is.... it is possible that the it have a scar when it undergone to my medical examination to my respective shipping agency? if it have a scar how would it be remove? and what medicine can remove that scar? to have negative result in xray? thank you
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinoon you should not worry about lung scar. Thrre is no treatment for lung scar because it is harmless and it is inactive.
In any lung insult whether infection with TB other bacteria or any lung injury, healing occurs by these way.
1. Fibrosis
2. Calcification
3. Bronchiectasis
4. Very rarely complete resolution.
Fibrosis and calcification are most common. So once you have taken the treatment, lesionis healed and produce fibrosis, which looks like scar.
And this scar will remain as it is. No treatment is available since it is dead, inactive tissue.
So no need to worry about it.
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Does The Scar Appear In The X-ray After Recovering From TB?

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinoon you should not worry about lung scar. Thrre is no treatment for lung scar because it is harmless and it is inactive. In any lung insult whether infection with TB other bacteria or any lung injury, healing occurs by these way. 1. Fibrosis 2. Calcification 3. Bronchiectasis 4. Very rarely complete resolution. Fibrosis and calcification are most common. So once you have taken the treatment, lesionis healed and produce fibrosis, which looks like scar. And this scar will remain as it is. No treatment is available since it is dead, inactive tissue. So no need to worry about it.