Hi, my husband had lung surgery...a cyst was removed and liquid drained from his lung along with a sort of orange peel that was lining his lung on tuesday of this week. Everything was going well, all drainage tubes, epidural were removed and he was going to be discharged tomorrow. He got biopsy results finding terbuculoma present and was placed in isolation! My children and I have been exposed, but they are not sure that he is infected. What are the chances of contamination in both my husband, myself and my children???
Hello, I understand your concern. I am Chat Doctor, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query. Having tuberculous dose not necessary it is tuberculosis. It is necessary to do ZN staining of the fluid whicChatDoctore out. The report of ZN staining will tell us that whether it is tuberculosis. If it is tuberculosis bacilli than surely your son, and you got exposed to the bacilli. But exposure dose not necessary infection. I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/ Chat Doctor.  Thank you. ChatDoctorInfectious diseases specialist.