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Swelling and redness after mantoux test
I recently did the mantoux test on (15/4/2017). Today I have swelling and redness for 20mm in the area on injection. What does this indicate
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Dr. Pratyush Kumar Mishra
General Physician
13 yrs exp
Patna
It's invitation which is measured to assess mantoux test result. Redness is not measured.
If induration is more than 20 mm it means that mantoux test is positive.
It's a screening tool for tuberculosis.
You should consult your physician and get yourself clinically evaluated and get necessary investigations done.
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