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Have Tubercular Meningitis. On Steroid. Any Alternative Treatment?
i am a dr.by proffesion(mbbs)my brother is having tubercular menigitis and has been on att since march 2012.no improvement.signs of arachnoiditis devolping.tb has spread to spine also.littleimprovements occur with steroids but after tapering condition worsons.thinking of ayurvedic treatment or homeopathic along with allopathy.please suggest
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
hello dr
Your brother is suffering from tuberculous meningitis,with arachnoiditis and spinal involvement.He needs to be on ATT till march 2013,.Iwant to know whether he has received 6-8 weeks of initial steroid therapy along with ATT,especially streptomycin.Now he has already developed arachnoiditis, to go a head for intrathecal hyalurinidase along with steroids.Dont stop medicine he shoulbd be continuing drugs otherwise further complication can occur.Give him protein diet .Consult your neurologist for same
Your brother is suffering from tuberculous meningitis,with arachnoiditis and spinal involvement.He needs to be on ATT till march 2013,.Iwant to know whether he has received 6-8 weeks of initial steroid therapy along with ATT,especially streptomycin.Now he has already developed arachnoiditis, to go a head for intrathecal hyalurinidase along with steroids.Dont stop medicine he shoulbd be continuing drugs otherwise further complication can occur.Give him protein diet .Consult your neurologist for same
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