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Spine Tuberculosis Medicines
My wife is diagnosed with Spine Tuberculosis on November 9th.
She was on Ricnex 300/600, ETB and PZA for 2 months
After 2 months, doctor advised her to stop ETB for and PZA as she showed side-effects of medicines .
Doctor introduced LEVOFLOXACIN and Linezolid and she was on rcinex 300/500( eating from last 4 months)
, LEVOFLOXACIN ( eating from last 1.5 monts) and Linezolid ( eating from last 1 month)
But now linezolid also not suiting her and now doctor advised her to stop Linezolid
Now she will be on below medicines
1. Rcinex 300/600
2. LEVOFLOXACIN
Please advise whether treatment is on corrt path..
Will this medicines will cure Spine TB completely.
Attached is the latest MRI report which we did after eating spine Tuberculosis medicines for 3 months
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Spine tuberculosis is sometimes difficult to treat. You should consult Infectious disease department at AIIMS NewDelhi. If needed they will do resistance testing too.
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According to the history you have given and the latest MRI she hasn't shown signs of improvement with conventional 4 drugs regimen .So ideally drug resistance testing should be done before starting on other drug.if there are side effects to drugs then it's wise to stop and start on other drugs but depends on the side effect profile too if. It's reversible aide effects drug can be reintroduced monitoring the toxicity .
Kindly consult with complete reports to get a clear picture of the illness.
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Bring your chart of reports and investigations to my clinic with complete history of when drug was changed with dates to keep her on optimum and desirable treatment.
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The specific treatment for TB is 4drug combination for 6 to 9months, (uninterupted).As your dr stopped medicines due to side effects , I regret for that. What kind of side effects she got.please remember all allopathic medicines have their own side effects, more with TB medicines.3 or 4 drug regime should be for at least 6months (uninterrupted course).If the side effects are life endangering, then you are justified. Side effects like nausea, vomitings , acidity Gas can be managed with medicines.Patients will pass dark colour or red urine during treatment, nothing alarming. Patient should go for liver function tests periodically.Patient will get drug resistance if you stop medicines in the middle of the course, instead we can change the brand of medicine.
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get liver function tests and report back .
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plenty of water intake, fruits & juices avoiding masala may reduce the common side effects to some extent.
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Please consult with me on my private chat window for full and permanent treatment details..
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What kind of side effects did she show? Levofloxacin and Linezolid are both antibiotics but not against the Tuberculosis. These 2 antibiotics can be stopped
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Please take her to a Pulmologist as early as possible
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Hello yes treatment is on right track but to be more specific please visit a chest and TB specialist
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Dr. Mohd Ashraf Alam
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Lucknow
Dear.
I have read the complete history and MRI finding. First of all a query, is the TB spine confirmed. Have they gone for CSF testing. Or any other confirmatory test. Are we not missing the diagnosis.
What I m not able to understand is that why the side effects after 2 months, what were the side effects. You should have written in brief.
Then they moved on to 2nd generation but she was not resistant to rifampicin.. Strange.. the treatment should start with 4 medicine but only 3 were started..
Rifampicin
Pyrizinamide
Isoniazid
Ethambutol
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Go for repeat testing..
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Hello sir good evening. I have gone through your complaints posted in this platform .
Nothing to worry be cool and relax.
See your wife is having a little bit complicated disease for which she needs openion from team of doctors.
But the thing it is curable disease.
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Talk to me I will explain the situation in detail so that it can be cured without much expense.
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