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Asked for male, 32 years old from Trichy
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C.S.C, D.C.H, M.B.B.S

General Physician•Alappuzha
Pott disease or Pott's disease is a form of tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs whereby disease is seen in the vertebrae. Tuberculosis can affect several tissues outside of the lungs including the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints. Treatment options are Combination of rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide for two months followed by combination of rifampicin and isoniazid for a total period of 6, 9, 12 or 18 months is the most frequent proto...more
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MD (Physician), MD (Pulmonology)

Pulmonologist•Bareilly
Dear Mr. lybrate-user, tb infection should have been cured by your mentioned drug courses.
Sometimes lymph nodes calcify and don't reduce in size or number, so if you want to know if you are suffering from active tb infection, kindly undergo gene-expert or cbnaat test.
A positive gene-expert or cbnaat test, will require treatment and if negative, you can leave the lymph nodes as they are.
Wishing you good health.
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General Physician•Jalgaon
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Poor body resistance, poor health, faulty diet, reaction to any content of akurit. 4
Are the main reasons.
Asked for male, 29 years old from Delhi
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MD, Diploma in Family Medicine, MBBS

HIV Specialist•Ghaziabad
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Hello.
You are rightly given ipt along with pyridoxine as per rntcp guidelines.
Pyridoxine (vit b6) is given to prevent one side effect of isoniazid. Ie peripheral neuropathy. It has no role in the development of drug resistance to inh. So please take pyridoxine regularly and you can take it at any time of the day if you have a problem to take with other meds. Thanks.
Asked for male, 56 years old from Hyderabad
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MDP, MD - Alternate Medicine, BHMS

Homeopath•Koraput
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Do fasting and bowel clear as per observation of qualified naturopath.Your appetite will be normal.Try to contineu this therapy every week once for minimum for 12 months.
Asked for female, 22 years old from Delhi
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MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor o...read more

Pulmonologist•Faridabad
Recommended duration of standard First line Antitubercular treatment of Lymphnode TB is 6 months. The doses should be adequate.
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