I've been dealing with allergy-related cough for the past five years and nothing seems to help. Lately, for the last ten days or so, I've been having trouble breathing as well. I'm really worried about it. What could be causing this and what should I do next?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

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avoid allergic agents ,take tab avil 25mg

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I recently had an x-ray done and it showed a scar on my lungs. The report mentioned it's an old TB scar that's not currently active. Is there any treatment or medicine available to help get rid of this scar and have a clear lung x-ray? Also, I'm trying to understand the PPD test better. If there's swelling in my arm with a red area around the injection site but no noticeable bump, would that be considered a positive result?

U cannot remove old TB scar from chest xray.

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I'm not sure if the phlegm is coming from my throat or lungs, but I've been dealing with thick, little grey phlegm every day. I don't smoke and the air quality is good where I live. My chest CT and PFT came back normal, but I'm still experiencing daily desaturation. Could there be something else I should look into?

Tab Azithromycin 500mg,orally for 3 days is advised to the patient.

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I've noticed that my oxygen saturation was between 99 to 100 before I got COVID. Even though I just had a mild case with some cold and fever for a day and a mild cough, my SpO2 dropped to 95-96 now. I'm wondering why this happened and how long it might take for it to get back to normal. Could you help me understand this?

Normal, nothing to worry ok.

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