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Spinal TB treatment
Hi everyone,
I want to know something about my father whose age is 56 years. He has been effected with Spine TB and it's been a month being on medications now. Now he is not getting fever that he earlier used to but his pain has gradually increased. I have attached report and medicine prescription as well.
The dr asked to do the MRI again as pain has increased. I want to know that by when do we see relief in pain and does this increase in pain happens in this disease ? Medicine has been changed today by dr, added picture of prescription. Please help me with a good answer. I would be really grateful to get a good response 🙏🙏
Thanks in advance 🙏
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Definately a case of Port's spine.
Might need FNAC of pus and should be tested for rifampicin resistance.
Please consult Neurologist
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Need films to decide plan of management.
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Dr. Abhijit Verma
Neurosurgeon
13 yrs exp
Jajpur
If the pain has increased, get a new scan done as the one you posted is 1 month old. New fracture can give rise to such pain. Also, the new scan can show any changes ( progress or regress ). Also, a CT guided FNAC will help to confirm definitive diagnosis and whether there is any resistance to drugs.
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Dr. Mudasir Mushtaq
Neurologist
14 yrs exp
Bangalore
If patient is on treatment and responding, pain should to worsen. Need to know whether he was started on tuberculosis treatment on mri findings only , or some biopsy was done???
If it was histopath documented than
need to rule out drug resistance !!
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