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2017-03-09 15:02:39
Hi doctor. I was diagnosed with miliary tb a month ago and since then I have been on medications. I have fever which comes and goes and it's been more than month..so does the fever last long?it remain up till 99.4 or sometimes doesn't come at all for days
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Fever on tb can be there unto 2 months of completion of treatment.. if you are feeling better then no worries for fever.. it will go away.. but if you have recurrent fever and cough or other symptoms not getting better, not able to eat well.. then consider problems in treatment..

Answered2017-03-10 03:48:57

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