What Do These X-ray Findings Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 7 Jul 2017

Question: Completed my six months tubercular lymphadenitis treatment can any one explain me all the three x rays as attached ,is six months treatment is enough,my lymph node regressed on my second month of my treatment.

The attached x ray dated :11/11/2016 is my first x ray
The x ray dated 1/2/2017 is my second x ray after three months
X ray dated 29/4/2017 is my third x ray After six months

My physician told me to stop medications ,he is internal medicine specialist

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You are healthy now

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking in HCM again.

Its dr.Jolanda responding

How are you?

Did you do another month with anti tb drugs?

Chest X Ray the first is with adenopathy,in the second it is improved and in the third one there is no adenopathy observed.

Now stoping treatment is a MUST.It is the pulmonologist that should recommend this

Return in normal life and do a healthy llifestyle too.

Regards

Dr.Jolanda

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Jolanda (18 minutes later)

Madam my physician is a internal medicine specialist with experience in chest Medicine IRCU...he told me to stop medications and accordingly from last one week I stopped the Medicines

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I fully agree with your doctor

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Ok you have already done the right thing

I am sure your doctor has done the right thing.

Take care

Dr.Jolanda

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Jolanda (1 hour later)

Madam there won't be any further relapse na.....
Can you suggest me is there any vast difference in internal medicine specialist and pulmonologist treatment of tubercular lymphadentis

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No difference at all

Detailed Answer:
Hi

No i do not think that it will be any relapse given the fact that the treatment has been the right one.

No there is not any difference at all between the two specialists.

The TB treatment is standard all over the world

Wishes

Dr.Jolanda

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Jolanda (1 hour later)

Madam as I have taken total seven months continuously Medicines and as per attached x ray my treatment is totally completed na

One of my family friend physician who is also an pulmonologist is suggested to forgot all these ,as he told that doctors treat TB disease not infection

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
agree

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Yes i fully agree with his opinion

It is treated the disease not the infection itself.

Forget about it

Wishes

Dr.Jolanda

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Jolanda (6 hours later)

Madam which regimen is good ,6 months regimen or 9 months regimen ,as one if the doctor in internet telling me that to take medicine till 9 months...but my physician told that six months and 9 months regimen both are equally effective

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
6 months

Detailed Answer:
Hi

According to your case in my opinion 6 months regimen is the right treatment for you.

9 month regimen is for severe cases ,not you

Regards

Dr.Jolanda

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Jolanda (35 minutes later)

So madam there is no difference between 6 months and 9 months regimen both are effective na

Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
no difference

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Yes of course both are effective in the same way.There is no differences i them but depends on the severity of the case

Wishes

Dr.Jolanda

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad