Tuberculosis and pleural effusion

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Asked for Male, 27 Years

Had cough for 2 months . was later diagnosed with pleural effusion in an xray test. Doctor confirmed its due to tuberculosis.

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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain General Physician 12 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Anil Kumar Jain

General Physician 12 yrs exp Bangalore

Hello there. I can understand your concern. Ok. So what's your question regarding this. Pleural effusion happened, it's diagnosed that it's due to tuberculosis. I'm sure he would have suggested further line of treatment also. What do you want to know by posting a question here. Because you haven't mentioned what's exactly your question.

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