Is minimal PTB in a chest X-ray a cause for concern?
Patient: Hi there! I have a question. I had a previous finding in my chest xray back Feb 2010, it was consider granuloma, right upper lobe. I had treatment for 6 months as my doctor told me that it was consider as PTB. Then recently, on March 16, 2016 I had my chest xray because I was coughing for a week. It says consider minimal PTB vs. non-koch s pneumonia. I was confused because the patch of density he saw is same as before right upper lobe . Is it the scar he saw or posibly it comes back? Doctor: Hello,  As you explain the history I don't think it is a the again. Usually after a lung TB remains a nodus and it is a common finding.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Take care  Regards, Dr Jnikolla, Pulmonologist