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My wife age 32 having cough last 15_20 days. Few days before having fever and right side shoulder and below shoulder paning Lot. Xray Don report show pneumonia like. sonography says right side little pluel infection .Now doctor says it TB .Whts the correct one confuse here kindly guide.
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If no response to antibiotic, then likly TB. Also can be parapneumonic effusion. Need pleural aspiration, ,its tests, cbc esr, mantoux test to confirm diagnosis. Bette rconsult a respiratory phy.
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