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Genesis_MD

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  1. Overall, it is estimated that up to 10% of infected persons will eventually develop active TB in their lifetime half of them during the first 18 months after infection. The risk is much higher among HIV-infected persons. Reinfection of a previously infected individual, which is common in areas with high rates of TB transmission, may also favor the development of disease.

    Kapag na expose sa person na may infectious form of TB, about 10% of healthy adults will have infection, dun naman sa mga presently infected about 10% lang ang magkaron ng active disease, sila yun kailangan mag undergo ng treatment, usually 6 months pero depende pa din kung complicated case. Then yun about 90% na walang active disease, sila yun na expose, na infect pero walang symptom, sila yun pwede mag positive sa ppd skin test or quantiferon (IGRAs), sila yun may latent TB infection, sa case nila we doctors may or may not treat to prevent na maging active disease yun latent TB infection nila, pero yun treatment nila iba sa active tb disease. Kung nag treat at cured na yun previous TB disease, yes, pwede ulit magkaron ng reinfection. Kapag TB reinfection iba na din ang treatment. Kaya its very important to consult a pulmonolgist, to have a right diagnosis and proper treatment.

     

    BTW, im not a pulmonologist, iba po ang subspecialty ko. ☺

  2. Hi,

     

    Just want to ask something about tubercolosis. 2 years ago, i had a bad cough. There are spots of blood in my cough. Then i went for a checkup and the doctor said the blood that i saw was from my throat because of the roughness and the cough was because of mycoplasma. I was treated with medicine back then, and it went away. Now, i have been coughing bad again. My throat was the one triggering the cough. It's very itchy. It's been 3 weeks since i started coughing again. Yesterday, i went to the doctor and got an xray. Now my problem is this,the xray technician told me that i had a healed tb scar probably for 2 years now. I am shocked because i was never been diagnosed and i don't have any symptoms...now i am very worried. Am i still going to have a tubercolosis even if it's already healed? And is it possible that the TB healed itself? Please help me. Thanks.

    Overall, it is estimated that up to 10% of infected persons will eventually develop active TB in their lifetime half of them during the first 18 months after infection. The risk is much higher among HIV-infected persons. Reinfection of a previously infected individual, which is common in areas with high rates of TB transmission, may also favor the development of disease.
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