My dad just turned 54 and he's been told he has Asthma, plus something called Pleural effusion in his left lung. We did a Mantoux test today. I'm really concerned and just curious, can pleural effusion be cured?

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Dr Kareemulla Shaik

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Yes curable.Continue ATT for 6 months .

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