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Joint pain (?drug induced)
Am under ATT for last 2 months .now am having severe knee and ankle joint pain . is it due to the ATT .can i take pain killer ? nite - pyrazinamide resistance tb .took for two months now stopped
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Joint pain can be due to pyrazinamide. Check uric acid levels
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consult Pulmonologist
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Chennai
Pyrazinamide Induced arthralgia, symptoms gets regressed once the drug is stopped,do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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Dr. Sunil Kumar
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13 yrs exp
Udaipur
Pyrazinamide can cause joint pain that is reversible after stoppage of pyrazinamide
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take online consultation with pulmonologist for more details
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