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Home Health Query Pulmonology/ Respiratory Medicine I'm a bit confused and worried after my recent tes...

Male
29 Years
22/01/2025

I'm a bit confused and worried after my recent tests. I had pleura fluid removed and the ADA test showed a result of 55, leading the doctors to say it's Tuberculosis. I'm trying to figure out if this means I have pulmonary tuberculosis or pleura tuberculosis since it's involving the pleura fluid. Also, my Gene Xpert test came back with "mycobacterium not detected." Can you help me understand what type of TB this might be and whether it means I have drug-sensitive or drug-resistant tuberculosis? I'd really appreciate some clarity on this.

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

General Practitioner

MBBS
2+ Yrs

Physician opinion is advised to the patient.

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