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How Can Rib Pain, Cough, Fever With Weakness Be Treated?

i m prachi srivastava fom lucknow up and suffering from t b xdr after a long treatment of abt 2 yrs and different dr nothing could be gain at present i am at aiims in q the problem which i m facing is severe pain in ribs caugh high fever and weekness to much can u suggest me what to do
Fri, 28 Aug 2015
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Dear Prachi, very sorry to hear that you are passing in such stage . Any how , you will be fine but it is a just matter of time.
As I have noted in my so many tubercular patient ( treated or untreated or treated but stopped treatment in between) that such symptoms mentioned by you may be due to these possibilities , these are:
1 Pleural effusion , diagnosis can be confirmed by X ray chest .
2 Untreated or resistant tuberculosis known as MDRT B . Since you had taken treatment for 2 years so there is more chance of getting MDRT.
Diagnosis can be confirmed by sputum examination as well blood culture .
3 Thickened pleura is another possibility of such severe pain in the ribs .
However ,there are so many other reasons but since you are in AIIMS , so take a complete treatment .
Good luck for you.
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How Can Rib Pain, Cough, Fever With Weakness Be Treated?

Hello Dear Prachi, very sorry to hear that you are passing in such stage . Any how , you will be fine but it is a just matter of time. As I have noted in my so many tubercular patient ( treated or untreated or treated but stopped treatment in between) that such symptoms mentioned by you may be due to these possibilities , these are: 1 Pleural effusion , diagnosis can be confirmed by X ray chest . 2 Untreated or resistant tuberculosis known as MDRT B . Since you had taken treatment for 2 years so there is more chance of getting MDRT. Diagnosis can be confirmed by sputum examination as well blood culture . 3 Thickened pleura is another possibility of such severe pain in the ribs . However ,there are so many other reasons but since you are in AIIMS , so take a complete treatment . Good luck for you.