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10 Key Signs of Tuberculosis

Chest Pain

Chest pain would indicate a wide range of health problems. But when followed by other signs, it would point to tuberculosis. In most cases, you might have a sharp pain in a localized, specific area. Particularly note when if it gets hurt when you press to that areas, or when it gets hurt when you breathe out and in or cough. Tuberculosis would form hard nodules and cavities against the chest and lungs wall. When you breathe, those hard masses will lead to damages to the area, resulting in inflammation. The pain is often localized and sharp in a particular apart and reproducible with applied pressure. [3]