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What Causes Pleural Tuberculosis?
Brief Answer:
It could be viral fever or some other non specific fever.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX,
Your son is getting the right treatment for his tubercular pleural effusion. Only check for the dosages with your treating physician as in my opinion he should get 600 mgm of rifampicin and 1000 mgm of ethambutol( these are parts of 4 tablets in akurit 4).
The fever that your son is having may be just a viral fever or some other non specific fever which should go away soon. He can take a paracetamol the fever.
If the fever persists after few days, say beyond a week then you should consult with his doctor as there may be a requirement for doing some more tests to look for the cause for fever. Pleural fluid getting secondarily infected and drug resistance has to be considered.
However continue tb medicines without any break.
It could be viral fever or some other non specific fever.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX,
Your son is getting the right treatment for his tubercular pleural effusion. Only check for the dosages with your treating physician as in my opinion he should get 600 mgm of rifampicin and 1000 mgm of ethambutol( these are parts of 4 tablets in akurit 4).
The fever that your son is having may be just a viral fever or some other non specific fever which should go away soon. He can take a paracetamol the fever.
If the fever persists after few days, say beyond a week then you should consult with his doctor as there may be a requirement for doing some more tests to look for the cause for fever. Pleural fluid getting secondarily infected and drug resistance has to be considered.
However continue tb medicines without any break.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Please confirm what is Plural fluid getting secondarily infected and drug resistance has to be considered.
Brief Answer:
These may be possibilities if fever continues.
Detailed Answer:
Bacterial infection of the pleural fluid is known as fluid getting infected with bacteria. These bacteria are other than the TB bacteria. Bacterial infection may result in pus in the pleural cavity which can cause high grade fever.
Drug resistance means that the TB bacteria are not responding to the TB treatment.
As of now these are remote possibility and your son should continue TB medicines under supervision of his doctor.
These may be possibilities if fever continues.
Detailed Answer:
Bacterial infection of the pleural fluid is known as fluid getting infected with bacteria. These bacteria are other than the TB bacteria. Bacterial infection may result in pus in the pleural cavity which can cause high grade fever.
Drug resistance means that the TB bacteria are not responding to the TB treatment.
As of now these are remote possibility and your son should continue TB medicines under supervision of his doctor.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Fever and cough should go away with continuing treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Yes the fever should go away in due course of time. Sometimes fever in TB may continue for a long time, even as long as 6 to 8 weeks and then settles down.
Yes you may take a crocin for fever whenever it is troublesome.
As I have said earlier if he continues to have fever and his general condition does not improve, his treating physician may have to look for other causes of fever as highlighted by me earlier.
Similarly cough will also go away as he continues his tb treatment.
Fever and cough should go away with continuing treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Yes the fever should go away in due course of time. Sometimes fever in TB may continue for a long time, even as long as 6 to 8 weeks and then settles down.
Yes you may take a crocin for fever whenever it is troublesome.
As I have said earlier if he continues to have fever and his general condition does not improve, his treating physician may have to look for other causes of fever as highlighted by me earlier.
Similarly cough will also go away as he continues his tb treatment.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
pl see herchest xray his condition is improving
Brief Answer:
In the chest xray there is pleural effusion right side.
Detailed Answer:
In the chest xray there is pleural effusion on the rt side.
It`s not possible to comment on the lung lesion without seeing the film as it is an overexposed film which means the quality of the film is not very good.
In the chest xray there is pleural effusion right side.
Detailed Answer:
In the chest xray there is pleural effusion on the rt side.
It`s not possible to comment on the lung lesion without seeing the film as it is an overexposed film which means the quality of the film is not very good.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
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