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Asked for male, 22 years old from Thrissur
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Pulmonologist•Visakhapatnam
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MBBS, CCEBDM, Diploma in Diabetology, Di...read more
Endocrinologist•Dharwad
Hello, Thanks for the query.
Chicken pox a viaral infection is self limiting. There is really no treatment for that. If there is very high fever one may need antipyretics like paracetamol.
Antiviral drugs are not at all required. The lesions appear in crop and in about 12 hours dry up. Person remains infectious for a few days when lesions are drying. Taking drugs like gabapentine is absolutely unnecessary. Cefixime has no role at all as it is an antibiotic. Intake of enough liquids is im...more
Chicken pox a viaral infection is self limiting. There is really no treatment for that. If there is very high fever one may need antipyretics like paracetamol.
Antiviral drugs are not at all required. The lesions appear in crop and in about 12 hours dry up. Person remains infectious for a few days when lesions are drying. Taking drugs like gabapentine is absolutely unnecessary. Cefixime has no role at all as it is an antibiotic. Intake of enough liquids is im...more
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If it is proved beyond doubt that lymphadenitis is due to tuberculosis then by taking antitubercular treatment they usually subside within few months of starting the treatment.
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To summarize she has a breast lesion and bone lesion. We need to review the PET CT images. In the absence of axillary lymphadenopathy it is unlikely that bone lesions is due to cancer. I would suggest you to review PET CT images if non metastatic, go ahead with surgery followed by chemotherapy followed by radiation if metastatic looking, do biopsy to prove it then plan further.
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Dear lybrate-user,
It looks like you are suffering from Granulomatous cervical lymphadenopathy which is generally due your body/immunity susceptibility for Microbactarium tuberclosis or Mycobactarium bovine strains. The characteristic morphological element is the tuberculous granuloma (caseating tubercule). So far you do not have Necrotizing Granulomatous lymphadenitis in which case your body becomes susceptible to numerous other microbes and viruses. As you know lymph nodes are our guarding...more
It looks like you are suffering from Granulomatous cervical lymphadenopathy which is generally due your body/immunity susceptibility for Microbactarium tuberclosis or Mycobactarium bovine strains. The characteristic morphological element is the tuberculous granuloma (caseating tubercule). So far you do not have Necrotizing Granulomatous lymphadenitis in which case your body becomes susceptible to numerous other microbes and viruses. As you know lymph nodes are our guarding...more
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