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Asked for male, 28 years old from Delhi

My brother have multiloculated pleural effusion and fever, loss of appetite taking att 11sep (akurit4). Patient conditions not improving since 28 Oct, LFT was done sgpt 745and sgot422 then AKURIT4 withdraw and give new regimen levofloxacin, ethambutol, streptomycin and amoxyclav till 17 nov, again LFT was done, LFT finding is normal. THEN again H/R/Z/E/S/Levofloxacin is again, LFT is done on2 dec sgpt 145and sgot72. During this period fever Pleural effusion, loss of appetite and weakness continue.

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

Having TB drug induced hepatitis. Need close watch, repeated LFT and drug adjustment by a pulmonologist Better avoid using levofloxacin as it is a second line TB drug.

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Asked for female, 28 years old from Bhagalpur

I was suffering from tuberculosis in lungs and started medicine on 20 June 2017. After 8 months of treatment with rifampicin, Isoniazid etambutal, pyrazinamide, it didn't got cured. Then forecox started with streptomycin from 9th March but then I got lymph note tb, doctor with these medicines only this will go, but the lump is increasing. My cbnaat of cough showing MTB detected low, but Genexpert of lymph is showing MTB detected medium. Both test has rifampicin resistance Not detected. What should be I do. Still forecox with streptomycin is continued. What is the maximum days streptomycin can be continued?

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

In my opinion you are on wrong advise. Forecox is same as rehz and adding only streptomycin to failing treatment is not good. Get culture and sensitivity for afb and add four new anti tb drugs under supervision of respiratory physician.

Asked for female, 30 years old from Bangalore

Pls help me I hav tb infection and I am pregnant nw some Dr. r saying abort and one is saying keep so what to do.

Dr. Brahma Prakash

DNB(Respiratory Diseases), MBBS

Pulmonologist•Jabalpur

Normal tuberculosis (i. E not drug resistant) can be treated along with presence of pregnancy. Not to worry if one has been given rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and pyrazinamide for treatment of tb along with pregnancy. So no need for abortion but regular consultation with gynaecologist for monitoring fetal well being growth and development is needed.

Asked for female, 80 years old from Thane

Sir this is with reference to earlier asked question of krantidevi v gupta for tb treatment since 7 months her lft reports of 7th aug are in normal range and inh 300 is started on 21 st aug can I now stop ethide 250 and roxid 150 and weight is also maintained same she is having lot of itching and confusion and some memory problems.

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

Tb treatment is for 6 months in most cases. Can assess with xray chest, haemogram, sputum afb and past treatment history whether to continue medicine or not. Need rifampicin, ethambutol and isoniazid combination as maintenance therapy.

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Health Query

In case of Spinal TB, Is forecox tablets (2 per day I am taking) 100% successful in curing TB?

Dr. Sajeev Kumar91%(40820 ratings)

C.S.C, D.C.H, M.B.B.S

General Physician•Alappuzha

Forecox Tablet is used in spinal B successfully if you take the full course of 9 months (or more if needed) and it is a combination of four medicines: Isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide which treat tuberculosis. Isoniazid works by preventing the TB bacteria from forming their own protective covering, while rifampicin inactivates a bacterial enzyme (RNA-polymerase) which is required by TB bacteria to make essential proteins and to reproduce. Together, they kill the bacteria and er...more

Asked for female, 80 years old from Thane

My mother 80 years old is on tb treatment since 8 months for 1st three months she was given rifampicin 300 inh 300 pyzina 750 combutol800 then in 4th month pyzina was stopped and rifampicin 450 along with inh 300 and combutol800 was continued after 20 days due to jaundice all medicines were discontinued n ethide 250 roxid 150 levoflox 750 was started n comb 800 was added after 15 days after 1 month pyzina750 also added know in 8th month inh 300 also added so which earlier medicines should be stopped her wt is 47 kg know losing 1 kg per month after jaundice.

Dr. C. E Prasad91%(1131 ratings)

M.D - Respiratory Medicine

Pulmonologist•Hyderabad

Post hepatitis the treating doctor is the best judge particularly for 80 year old citizen
ethambutol and levofloxacin or moxifloxacin stretomycin safe for liver
but other side effects to be watched while giving a regimen.

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Asked for male, 32 years old from Hyderabad

My father aged 68, some 8 months back was diagnosed for Spine TB and he started on AKT4 for 2 months, AKT3 for the next month but had to stop due to vision loss and following 5 months was taking Rifampicin and Isoniazid. His vision is almost back with some eye power complaint but he is complaining about arm pain midway from shoulder joint and elbow. I read that Isoniazid can cause these side effects. Also recent blood report shows hemoglobin at 10.9. I read this could be due to Rifampicin. What could be the reason and if it needs any urgent attention to treatment? FYI. He is taking 40 mg of pyridoxine, his blood work shows platelet count=130, ESR 94, CRP has come down from 67 to 8.4, LFT results are normal, His back pain is almost gone. Other symptoms at this moment are slight numbness around feet, constipation and dizziness upon movement. Remarks of Hemogram: RBCs: Mild anisopoikilocytosis. Predominantly macrocytic normochromic with macroovalocytes. WBCs: Mild Leukopenia is present. Platelets: Appear mildly reduced in smear. Macroplatelets are seen. Sugar levels are normal 93/142 Blood pressure is bit low 75/115.

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

Arm pain is nothing to do with TB drugs. Haematological abnormality can be due to rifampicin, but not alrming to stop drug rifampicin.

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Asked for male, 32 years old from Hyderabad

My father, aged 68, some 6 months back was diagnosed for Spine TB and he started on AKT4 for 2 months, AKT3 for the next month but had to stop due to vision loss and following 3 months was taking Rifampicin and Isoniazid. His vision is almost back with some eye power complaint but since last month he is complaining about arm pain near the shoulder joint. There is a slight muscular swelling possibly which we feel there. I read that Isoniazid can cause these side effects. What could be the reason and if it needs any urgent attention to treatment? FYI. He is taking 40 mg of pyridoxine, his blood work shows mild thrombocytopenia, haemoglobin = 11.4, platelet count=106, ESR has come down to 60, CRP has come down from 67 to 8.4. His back is almost gone.

Dr. Julie Mercy J David91%(41326 ratings)

Erasmus Mundus Master in Adapted Physica...read more

Physiotherapist•Chennai

Shoulder pain & armIt is called as peri arthritis shoulder and for that you can do hot water fermentation and ice therapy at home. If you have shoulder pain then the stiffness will develop more that might make the arm to have less improvement which might make you to feel more pain the arm. And also cervical pillow can be used which might make you to have better posture of the shoulder neck and arm.

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Asked for female, 28 years old from Delhi