It fits except for the fact that it appears to be a viral infection, not a bacterial one like TB. It would also be kind of crazy for doctors to not just say that it’s TB, if it was, because I assume they would’ve tested for it. Especially given these symptoms.
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vxx@lemmy.world 6 days agoIt fits
"Active TB disease in the lungs may cause symptoms such as:
A bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer Pain in the chest Coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm) from deep inside the lungs
Other symptoms of active TB disease are:
Weakness or fatigue, Weight loss, No appetite, Chills, Fever, and Sweating at night.
Symptoms of active TB disease in other parts of the body depend on the area affected:
TB disease of the lymph nodes may cause a firm red or purple swelling under the skin. TB disease of the kidney may cause blood in the urine. TB meningitis (TB disease of the brain) may cause headache or confusion. TB disease of the spine may cause back pain. TB disease of the larynx may cause hoarseness."
weed_scientist@mander.xyz 4 days ago
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Those symptoms are incredibly common though, I mean a pretty wide spread of possible maladies…
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vandsjov@feddit.dk 4 days ago
According to Google, it is cancer