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Tb repeated

2018-02-07 08:30:17
I have tb in april 2016 i have taken full course of nine months medicine. After that i m ok. Again in 2017 dec left chest start paining when i went to doc they told me that there is a pleural effusion in left lung. I have been kept on icd for removal of pleural effusion. After removal doc told me that tb again attacked to my right lungs. Can i know what is the cause for repeating of tb disease after taking full course of medication and reason for pleural effusion also.
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No specific cause is thr...once TB occurred it may relapse...just got for treatment minimum 9 months and max 1 year...u will definitely improve...diet shud be good for good response of med... high protein diet.

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It often occurs again antitubercular drugs for 9 months will be needed.There is no definite cause known and it responds well on the second time

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