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Female
24 Years
07/02/2025

So, I had this maid looking after my 1.5-year-old daughter for a few months, but she got sick once, even coughed up blood. I decided to let her go right after. This happened a couple of months back. I went ahead and got some tests done, like a sputum test for tuberculosis, which came back negative. But then she mentioned her dad passed away from TB 14 years ago. She's got a couple of sisters, a mom, and a brother in the family too. We did a digital x-ray and a helical CT chest scan, and those were normal. I'm just wondering, given her symptoms and her family history, is there still a possibility she might have active tuberculosis?

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Dr Mubarak Parveez B

General Practitioner

MBBS
2+ Yrs

since her sputum test is negative there are least chances she has tuberculosis

Dr. Mubarak Suggests...

Consult a Pulmonology Respiratory Medicine Specialist

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Answered 04/07/2025

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