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Diagnose with TB

2020-06-20 15:39:49
10 days back I diagnose with TB. And I am taking medicine , after 10 days in LFT test AST is 42.9 and ALT is 65.1 , is it normal to increase AST and ALT while taking TB medicine ?
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Hi. I understand your concern s. You will need to be under regular follow up with your treating doctor and repeat LFT after 1 week and consult a pulmonologist

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Hello noted above history and related concerns. As a anti tb drugs for which part TB not mentioned,stil the drugs are known to act directly metabolised in liver hence such enzyme levels change are bound to happen.
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