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How To Diagnose For TB In The Liver?

hi my sister is 32years she is a nuero patient she is affected polio attack she is taking the medicine mazetol, before 3 years she is affected by diahera like flu, she adviced by a doctor that she has gall bladder stone and the gall bladder was removed before a year and after that she is normal but for past 3 months she is affected again by the same problem we take all the test doctor doubted as tb in liver and asked to take lft test and in that all are normal but gamma alone is 68, whether she may affected by tb
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

Normally the abdomen contains some fluid outside the intestines. What usually happens is that the this fluid in the stomach increases. And this fluid can be removed via ultrasound, and tested for tb. LFT can give some idea. But is less specific to TB as compared to ascitic fluid testing.

Why does he suspect TB? What are the symptoms?

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck.

I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you.

Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination.

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How To Diagnose For TB In The Liver?

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query Normally the abdomen contains some fluid outside the intestines. What usually happens is that the this fluid in the stomach increases. And this fluid can be removed via ultrasound, and tested for tb. LFT can give some idea. But is less specific to TB as compared to ascitic fluid testing. Why does he suspect TB? What are the symptoms? I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)