Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing chest pain and tightness in my chest. The hospital examination indicated a respiratory disease, but the medication hasn't been very effective. Recently, my cough has worsened. Could you please explain the difference between sarcoidosis and tuberculosis?Doctor's answer:
Hello, welcome to consult. Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease. It generally refers to pulmonary tuberculosis. Pulmonary tuberculosis and lung nodules are clearly different. Pulmonary tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease of the respiratory tract. While lung nodules may not necessarily be a state of disease. Nodules are generally old lesions left behind by previous inflammation and tuberculosis. While pulmonary tuberculosis primarily manifests as fresh spot-like lesions on chest X-rays.