white spots on chest xray

[protaper 0]

Hello friends!

my wife jst went for her medical exam in India. They noticed some white spots in her chest x-ray and now making her go through some sputum test. I'm freaking out guys!! She doesn't have any symptoms of TB, pneumonia and is very healthy. She doesn't have any hx of any major illness. What should I expect out of this thing?? She has her visa interview in Jan..please, help!! Thank you all!

[Samoray 165]

You would need a doctor to answer this question

[Wayne and Claudia 40]

I have read a few similar stories here on VJ in the past. I remember one case where this happened and the beneficiary was able to get a past chest x-ray and showed this to the doctor. This showed that for this person the spot was normal for their body and was not TB. The result was the visa was approved.

[celldoc 21]

Hello friends!

my wife jst went for her medical exam in India. They noticed some white spots in her chest x-ray and now making her go through some sputum test. I'm freaking out guys!! She doesn't have any symptoms of TB, pneumonia and is very healthy. She doesn't have any hx of any major illness. What should I expect out of this thing?? She has her visa interview in Jan..please, help!! Thank you all!

Hi! First of all, I hope all is well with your wife.

The wife of a good friend of mine had undergone a chest x-ray- and it showed a couple of spots in the lung fields. Of course, like you, he and his wife freaked out. An astute colleague of mine noted that the wife has very long hair which she has the habit of braiding. The day of the x-ray, her hair had indeed been braided, and she hadn't been told to lift it for the examination. Apparently, the lumps of her thick braided hair showed up as "nodules" on x-ray.

She did not have TB or any other growth in her lung.

I hope you and your wife have a similar positive outcome.

All the best

[protaper 0]

Hi! First of all, I hope all is well with your wife.

The wife of a good friend of mine had undergone a chest x-ray- and it showed a couple of spots in the lung fields. Of course, like you, he and his wife freaked out. An astute colleague of mine noted that the wife has very long hair which she has the habit of braiding. The day of the x-ray, her hair had indeed been braided, and she hadn't been told to lift it for the examination. Apparently, the lumps of her thick braided hair showed up as "nodules" on x-ray.

She did not have TB or any other growth in her lung.

I hope you and your wife have a similar positive outcome.

All the best

Thank you all for your reply! Well, it turns out that the smear test for AFB was negative all 3 times but the culture shows a growth of AFB. So, my wife was advised to take the medication. She does not have any symptoms of TB, but they are making her go through this treatment. I heard something about a waiver in such cases , is anyone aware of such process?