sir i was infected by TB in 2007 Dec. I got treatment in dec2007 to Jun 2008. but i am ok now, I am planning to go abroad i am scared about stains that shows in chest. I am afraid that this stains can rejected my visa during embassy medical, So wht should i do now to remove stains?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Tuberculosis heals after treatment and healing produce fibrotic lesions which appears as scar lesions on chest x-ray. And these lesions are seen as it is throughout the life. Since these are old, healed lesions, no treatment is required. For your visa purpose, we should prove that these lesions are not active, infectious, and they are old, healed, non-infectious. So consult pulmonologist and get done CT thorax and bronchoscopy with BAD (bronchoalveolar lavage) analysis. If both these are negative for infection then you can argue with visa authority. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.