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I have pleural effusion, tuberculosis .i am taking tb medicine since 13 days, I have right chest pain when I take deep breath, doctor told me that it is the fluid that cause pain, n will go after taking tb medicine. Is it normal having pain in the right chest?
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Pain in your case is not due to the fluid itself, but due mostly to the pleural thickening occurring inevitably with healing of your fluid. It may remain a long time even after completing TB treatment, but ,don't worry, it'��s not anything serious.
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