Doctor,
My Mother-in-law is suffering with sever knee and foot joint pains for several months and doctor diagnosed it as Bone TB and now she is under treatment of bone TB. But another doctor suspecting it as RA. Which is correct and if it is not TB are there any side effects for taking treatment for TB pls give me clarification
kk rao
Hello!
Write in detail about your medications for my understanding.
Normally you have to take isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide for 2-3 months titrated properly for your weight and then followed by only isoniazid and rifampicin.
Go for follow up X-rays to confirm proper healing of your bone. You can have some side effects with use of antitubercular medications.
Take care!
i am bone TB patient docotr adviced me use medicines for 6 months .since last 5 months i am taking anti TB medicines ,in early days of using medicines i fells pains at nee joints & foot joints wirst joints.but know all these pains are rectified now my problem is i feel some thing uneasy in my cheast filed, ple tell why it happens like that
i am bone TB patient docotr adviced me use medicines for 6 months .since last 5 months i am taking anti TB medicines ,in early days of using medicines i fells pains at nee joints & foot joints wirst joints.but know all these pains are rectified now my problem is i feel some thing uneasy in my cheast filed, ple tell why it happens like that
Hello,
I am a female patient. In my case, pls note the test results.
ESR - 58
Montaux : 25mm enduration
ELISA - IgG - 128
ELISA - IgM - 1.4
Please advise me that, am I a patient of TB?. My only problems is that, I am getting deadly exhausted, feeling very week. It seems that, there is no strength in my body and I cannot even move my fingers. This happens now daily. Ealier it was happening once in a month or like that.
Please give me an appropriate advise.
Lakshmi
Hello!
As you are infected with tuberculosis I would suggest you not to do weight bearing on your legs. Use crutches, use walker etc and limit physical activity.
Take your anti tubercular medications on time and also take proper protein and calcium rich diet.
If your bone destruction stops and heals and if there is no much damage, you can improve the limp by physiotherapy, but if your bone destruction due to present infection has progressed then you would need surgical corrections if possible
Complete ATT and then follow up after 7-9 months with an orthopedician. After every 3 months go for an X-ray scan to understand your response to medicines.
Take care!