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Can stopping milliary tb treatment for 15 days due to liver injury leads to development of drug resistance . Can giving more dose of att (not according to weight band ) leads to liver injury
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please don't stop att..rather we can start modified regime till your liver is normal
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Stopping just for 15 days occasionaly will not cause resistance. But if longer for more than a month may require to restart treatment. Obviously if any drug given more than the body weight can have its adverse effects
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
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Not likely. Pl consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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