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TB meningitis

2017-10-27 05:04:46
Dear sir/mam, my mother has been taking medicines for tbmeningitis from past 7 months..but she has been told to stop taking tablets.. How do we know that her disease is cured? Is there any test to see that it is cured?.. And more over many online sources say that medication for tbm is 12 months.....really confused...pl help me in this regard.
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HELLO, YOU ARE RIGHT IN TUBERCULAR MENINGITIS TREATMENT IS AROUND TWELVE MONTHS. LUMBER PUNTUER N HISTOPATHOLOGY EXAMINATION WILL DECIDE WHETHER STOP OR NOT STOP THE MEDICINE. MRI BRAIN. RECONSULTATION BY OTHER TUBERCULOSIS EXPERT. O.K BYE.

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