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How Long Will It Take To Cure Hip Pain Caused By TB?

hi, i am 25 yr old and infected by tb in hip joint and having lots of pain.when i approach doctor,he told puss accumulated and it is in starting stage.so they advised me to take AKT 4 tab for 2 months, i am already in 2nd month but still i am having pain in the joints and not able to do free moments. so can you please tell me still how many days it will take to cure fully?
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Thankyou for your question.

I understand what you are going through and usually hip joint infections are a very uncomfortable and impeding working abilites.
Well TB of the joint is very uncommon infections in the developed parts of the world but are prevalent in the developing world where Pulmonory TB are very common. And as Lung TB are curable so are TB infections of other sites.
Treatment of TB infections usually take 9 months of therapy. with 4 drugs for the first 2 months and then the remaining 2 drugs for 7 more months. So u still have 7 months of treatment left which will your patience inorder to succeed.
As far as your joint pain and disability is concerned it will take few months for infection to subside and joint inflammation to reduce . After that investigation has to be carried out in order to see how much damage has the infection done. If all the joint surfaces and the capsule have recovered then a good recovery is expected with no or minimal pain.

i hope the answer will help.Any more information feel free to contact.

Regards
Dr Talal Hussain

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How Long Will It Take To Cure Hip Pain Caused By TB?

Thankyou for your question. I understand what you are going through and usually hip joint infections are a very uncomfortable and impeding working abilites. Well TB of the joint is very uncommon infections in the developed parts of the world but are prevalent in the developing world where Pulmonory TB are very common. And as Lung TB are curable so are TB infections of other sites. Treatment of TB infections usually take 9 months of therapy. with 4 drugs for the first 2 months and then the remaining 2 drugs for 7 more months. So u still have 7 months of treatment left which will your patience inorder to succeed. As far as your joint pain and disability is concerned it will take few months for infection to subside and joint inflammation to reduce . After that investigation has to be carried out in order to see how much damage has the infection done. If all the joint surfaces and the capsule have recovered then a good recovery is expected with no or minimal pain. i hope the answer will help.Any more information feel free to contact. Regards Dr Talal Hussain