Q. My cough lasted only for a week and the doctor says it is tuberculosis. Please help.
Hello doctor,
- There is parenchymal infiltrate on the right upper lobe of my lung.
- My doctor said that I have a ptb3, which looks like a serious stage of tuberculosis.
- I was shocked because I never had a cough since September.
- Before the month of September, my cough lasted only for a week and then suddenly went off and I feel all right until now.
- I never had a fever or cough again.
- I searched through internet about the symptoms of tuberculosis and I found that I experienced none of those symptoms. Please help.
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
- Only parenchymal infiltration in the right upper lobe does not confirm tuberculosis.
- It needs clinical correlation and further investigations.
- You need an apicolordotic view of chest x-ray.
- It gives an excellent view of apical region of lungs.
- Because, in the normal chest x-ray (PA view), apical region of lungs are covered by bony ribs, clavicle etc.
- You also have to do routine hemogram, Mantoux test, TB Gold Test (it is the most sensitive test to diagnose tuberculosis).
- In such cases, I would suggest broad spectrum antibiotics and then go for follow up chest x-ray.
- In non resolving infiltration, I exclude other possibilities like tuberculosis etc.
- There is no need to panic, you should go for investigations and the treatment will depend upon the findings.
Revert back with the reports to a pulmonologist online for further follow up --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/pulmonologist
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