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[|Human|] Hi, Im 23 yrs old, female. I was diagnosed PTB in 2011 and undergo 6 months medication. After 2 years i have my annual check and my xray shows i have minimal, ptb right. How will i know if i have scars in my lungs? when all my xray results doesn t have an impression of scarring in my lungs?
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Any lung infection especially TB heals by1. Fibrosis2. Calcification3. Bronchiectasis4. Rarely complete resolution. So the lesion in your present chest x-ray must be due to healed scar. But we need to prove this. So consult pulmonologist and get done 1. CT THORAX2. Bronchoscopy and BAD (Bronchi Alveolar Lavage) analysis to rule out TB.CT gives more detailed examination of lung parenchymal and easily diagnose healed scar. Bronchoscopy and BAD if negative, then this is another evidence of scar in your lung and not infection.