Tuberculosis in KIDS, need guideline for this , please help

hi, i was diagnosed with tb lymphnodes on 3rd april 2013. 1st ct scan showed(few small non necroric mesentric and paraaortic lymphnodes), i was started on std akt4 along with levofloxacin 750. now after 2months and 7 days of treatment i still feel...

Hello Doctor, I have been diagnosed for TB since Nov 11. I had pleural effusion(right lungs) with collapse & lymphnodes enlargement. Started with INH, Rifampicin , Pyrazinamide & Ethambutol . But, I was fine for couple of weeks, then got fever, so...

Dear doctors, My sister (Age 23) was suffering from miliary tuberculosis 5 months back and she was diagnosed with TB meningitis 2 month back. She is shown with all the symptoms of meningitis, she was medicated with IV Levofloxacin along with INH,...

Hi Dr. Goyal, I have ptb scar and im looking for measures to remove it. I ve seen a blog and it sates there about Russian Academy s of Sciences Immunology Institute and Petrovaks-pharm company developed unique drug Longidaza Read more: Tuberculosis Forum - About Tb Scar And Plans to Migrate to Other Countries page 2 . What can u say about this drug?? Is it that effective??jayc

hi.my mother used to have constant fever and one day she saw an erruption on lower right side of her neck which bursted in a week and pus came out of it we got the pus tested and came to know that she has been suffering from mdr tb of lymph nodes for past 2-3 years.first she was given first line treatment for 5 months then she went to AIIMS delhi where she got a second line treatment for 2 years and now within two months after her treatment got over she has again got a kind of erruption on lower right side of her neck.please tell us what treatment should we take now and also where are we getting wrong.......

Hello Doctor, A few days back I had mild dry cough and it did not go wawy for more than 3-4 weeks. The cough was always mild and not disturbing even then I visited my family doctor and asked him the reason. He prescribed me some antibiotics for a week. After the week passed I still had the little dry cough. So I went to my Doctor again. This time he referred me for a TB check up. I got my chest Xray and sputum test done. The xray indicated an Old Koch s lesion and my sputum was negative. I never had experienced TB in my earlier years and I asked my parents also about this possibility but even they were surprised to know and told me even they never ever felt I had TB anytime till now. But the senior doctor and counsellor told me that I have TB now, To which even I agreed to some extent because I still coughed mildly. No other symptoms like sudden weight loss & fever were present. I was given the CAT I (Schedule 1) medicines from then. But in an another report which came a bit later, it was mentioned that I have MDR TB, with sputum both Negative and my counsellor got surprised by the result. My weight is 54 kg and I am healthy otherwise. It has been over 3months since all this process began. Still a final report from Hinduja hospital is awaited. My questions are: Is it ok that I continue the CAT 1 medicines? Was is a proper decision on the part of the Doctor and counsellor, to begin my medication without getting all the reports collected? If I am otherwise healthy and my sputum is negative do I still have to undergo the CAT IV medication applicable for MDR TB? Can a person have a healthy lifestyle along with the CAT 4 treatment, because I have read on the internet about its lot of side effects? Do I have to compulsorily start CAT 4 medication, after six months of CAT 1 medication to avoid the diesease getting worse? What are the ways to get better and avoid CAT 4 medication? I am worried and also want to get rid of the disease please answer my quetions. I will be greatly thankful for your time and efforts. Regards, Shrishti