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I had been contacting with aTB Patient
I had been contacting with aTB Patient in the past I.e.in the year Dec .2017.Now I am suffering from cough for the last one month.Dr.prescribed Swich CV 10 tblelets.After completing the same till I'm suffering from mild cough.Pl.advise
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Any cough more than 15 days must have sputum for AFB done.
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X- Ray chest n CBC if sputum negative.
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Do one chest xray PA view..Take a consultation with Pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
If you are in contact with a Tb pt,you may get Tb, when the pt is sputum positive only.if the pt is on Anti Tb treatment, there is less likely hood of contracting Tb.if you are in contact with tb pt in 2017,there are least chances of getting tb now.However,in india, there are many tb pts,we may get Tb, by any source. Actually most of the Indians,will have Tb bacilli in them,and it will manifest to disease only when the immunity goes down. You may be having allergy. But cough more than,3 weeks, pl do sputum for Afb,and xray chest, pa view, and revert back with reports. I am in contact with Tb pts,since,40 years,daily. I did not get Tb till now,because of my immunity. So need not worry. Pl consult Pulmonologist online with all the reports and treatment taken.
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