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What Is Causing Stabbing Pain In The Chest?

Hello, I am 32, female, I had a lump on my neck limph node and was diagnosed with latent tb. I completed the 6 months treatment and final x-Rays showed little scarring. Now, 8 months later, had a stabbing pain on chest, a new x-Ray showed more scarring than before. Have an MRI scan booked. Is this still tb related? What else could cause the scarring? Thank you.
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hello.yes tuberculosis is the main reason for scarring.
do you have any other sympotoms? like
fever
cough
weight loss
body ache

it would have been more helpful if you could specify the exact location of pain in your chest.. i would suggest you to get an ecg test done just to be sure that its not related to your heart..
get a PCR-TB test done on your sputum sample just to be sure if you still have tb..
healed tb lesion are the main reason for scarring. let me know your mri report .
hope your query is answered. do rate my answer. thank you. wishing you a fast recovery.
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What Is Causing Stabbing Pain In The Chest?

hello.yes tuberculosis is the main reason for scarring. do you have any other sympotoms? like fever cough weight loss body ache it would have been more helpful if you could specify the exact location of pain in your chest.. i would suggest you to get an ecg test done just to be sure that its not related to your heart.. get a PCR-TB test done on your sputum sample just to be sure if you still have tb.. healed tb lesion are the main reason for scarring. let me know your mri report . hope your query is answered. do rate my answer. thank you. wishing you a fast recovery.