Medical exam (TB skin test 4mm)
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BECsufferer
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need_gc1;
4mm is fine. The official CDC limit is 10mm. My wife had 13mm because a stupid afro-american nurse gave her double dose. Anyhow, she had to conduct X-ray and it showed negative results. In your case, I won't even worry.
4mm is fine. The official CDC limit is 10mm. My wife had 13mm because a stupid afro-american nurse gave her double dose. Anyhow, she had to conduct X-ray and it showed negative results. In your case, I won't even worry.
TB skin test / x-ray
I had 12mm X 12mm measurement for my tb skin test. I was required to take an x-ray based on the results. x-ray results came out negative (also known as 'false positive'). So, everything was normal in my case.
If your doctor didn't require you to take x-ray based on 4mm measurements then you are ok. even if you had to take the x-ray ; so long as the results were negative then you are ok. most people from india get positive reaction for skin test and are required to take x-ray to re-confirm the test. But dont worry about just the measurements. but if your x-ray came out positive then you will be required to take medications for about a year.
I had 12mm X 12mm measurement for my tb skin test. I was required to take an x-ray based on the results. x-ray results came out negative (also known as 'false positive'). So, everything was normal in my case.
If your doctor didn't require you to take x-ray based on 4mm measurements then you are ok. even if you had to take the x-ray ; so long as the results were negative then you are ok. most people from india get positive reaction for skin test and are required to take x-ray to re-confirm the test. But dont worry about just the measurements. but if your x-ray came out positive then you will be required to take medications for about a year.
Less then 5 mm is negative. More then 5 - need X-Ray.
patelsajan
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Doctor wrote 20 mm for me on I-693. Does it affect in Future
FunLover2000
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No. You are done with TB test for good.
FunLover2000
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The purpose of test is know whether some one has TB.
If TB Skin test is negative, no TB. You are good.
If TB Skin test is positive, X-Ray negative, no TB. You are good. The size of the circle doesn't matter.
If TB Skin test is positive, X-Ray is positive, you have TB. You need to worry more about your health than GC. Treatment may take 9 months. I have no idea what happens to I485 though, which depends whether doctor hands over medical exam report to you are not, RFEs and so on.
Good news is, I am yet to hear that some one is diagnosed as having TB. So fear not.