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Sufferering from pneumonia due to TB
My father is type 2 diabetic & taking medicine for it. My father was diagnosed with pulmonary Tuberculosis 3 months back but he didn't told it to anyone in our family & didn't took any treatment as he thought it must be common cough & cold. But when his condition didn't improve we tested him & he was tested positive for TB. His chest x ray & CT scan shows significant infection to both lungs showing consolidation involving cavitation in both lungs, but no pleural/pericardial effusion. He has also got pneumonia because of this. Now he is taking DOTS treatment from last 10 days. But he is still coughing phlegm.
When will his condition improve ?
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Depends on the severity of the disease , in your father case it seems it might take 1-2 months to get a significant improvement
The key is to continue the treatment
And also advice him to take more precaution in scenario like present
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Hi. I understand your concern s. He will take about 2-3 weeks to get better also if he has other habits like smoking then it will take longer duration . Consult a pulmonologist for additional medications if he smokes too.
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Hi , it will take 1 to 2 months to become better
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keep him away from Children and other elders, cough hygiene is important , put him a N95 mask
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