Hi My mother had a sudden onset of dry cough which also developed into breathless 2 months back. When we took her to the doctor after 3 days of these symptoms with mild fever also the doctor advised chest xray. The results of the xray came as a sudden shock to us when it said pleural effusion in the right lung. The same day the pleural fluid was drained out (1 Litre). The colour of the fluid was straw colour. By gods grace when the fluid report had come no malignant cells were found. The doctor suspected dormant tuberclosis although no tb bacteria was found in the fluid report. Then we took her to a pulmonologist and bronchoscopist. My mother was put on medicine akurit. But my mother was having nausea and vomit as a side effect of the medicine. The second dcotor suggested a ct scan of the chest and LFT. He also changed the medicine on 22 feb to cap r cinex1000.combutol 1000. Benadon and sompraz d 40. These medicines also caused some mild side effects like loss of apetite but slowly she got adjusted. In the first lft h
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. In old age, reactivation tuberculosis is common. And in this, especially extra pulmonary tuberculosis in the form of pleural effusion is more common. Since her pleural fluid is negative for malignant cells, no need to worry much for cancer. And gastritis and vomiting is common side effect of anti TB Chat Doctor.  Just make sure that her anti TB