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Covid or tuberculosis
My father has had around 99-100 degree fever for around 8 days now and today he coughed up some blood too. I want to know what could be the possible causes, a family doctor stated that it might be tuberculosis and not covid since my other family members are absolutely fine. He has no other symptoms other that the fever, cough and a bit of chest pain, no loss of smell or taste and no difficulty breathing. I want to know because i live in a different part of the country and my family lives on another rural part and travelling has become very difficult.
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Dr. Quasim Md
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Hyderabad
X ray chest
Xpert tb test
Covid RTPCR
And more info regarding symptoms
Will rule out.
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Dr. Rupal V Rana
General Physician
21 yrs exp
Mumbai
Get blood tests done, for TB you can get GENE XPERT MTB/RIF test done , this will hundred percent confirm TB, if it’s negative , then it’s not TB. Also get chest c Ray done....... Dr. Rupal Rana Arya (Senior Consultant Physician) Mumbai
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Dr. Namita Chandra
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32 yrs exp
Lucknow
You should consult a physician and also rule out Covid infection by testing for it.
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Dr. Monil Sarode
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Pune
You need a detailed evaluation and management
Kindly take a consultation for further assistance.
Next Steps
RT PCR for covid19.
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