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Suggest Treatment For Pulmonary TB

I m 30 years olf female and i have extra pulmonary tb I had swollen lymph node in neck but after completing two months of medication for tb Swollen node is healed I was losing wieght before i started treatement I m on medication since five months In between i had to stop tb medicine for a months time since liver enzymes were raised high Now i feel ok May i know am i going fine with this line of treatement
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
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Hi!
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The duration of treatment for extrapulmonary TB involving lymph nodes should be atleast 12 months. Since you have noticed improvement in the form of general well being, healing of the lymph nodes, weight gain, etc. But the fact that you had discontinued treatment in between due the raised liver enzymes.
If the liver enzymes are raised using the conventional first line of drugs for TB then the doctor should prescribe the second line of anti TB drugs to complete the course.
Incomplete & indequate treatment may result in failure of the treatment due to development of bacterial resistance.
kindly consult your doctor for the remaining part of the treatment.
Regards!
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Suggest Treatment For Pulmonary TB

Hi! Welcome to HCM! The duration of treatment for extrapulmonary TB involving lymph nodes should be atleast 12 months. Since you have noticed improvement in the form of general well being, healing of the lymph nodes, weight gain, etc. But the fact that you had discontinued treatment in between due the raised liver enzymes. If the liver enzymes are raised using the conventional first line of drugs for TB then the doctor should prescribe the second line of anti TB drugs to complete the course. Incomplete & indequate treatment may result in failure of the treatment due to development of bacterial resistance. kindly consult your doctor for the remaining part of the treatment. Regards!