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Suggest Medicine For Chest Infection
hello,
my brother is 40 yrs old.he recently got his blood picture done,evreything is normal except his esr.his esr is 40.
my family doctor suggested him to do chest x-ray.it shows some areas are infected he suggested him 2 months medication and said infection is in intial stage.what do you suggest about this??
my brother is 40 yrs old.he recently got his blood picture done,evreything is normal except his esr.his esr is 40.
my family doctor suggested him to do chest x-ray.it shows some areas are infected he suggested him 2 months medication and said infection is in intial stage.what do you suggest about this??
Mon, 19 Jan 2015
Hello there,
A raised ESR alongwith infected areas on chest xray with a 2 month drug therapy may indicate the person is suffering from tuberculosis especially if it is accompanied by prolonged coughing, fever that is on and off and loss of wright. This is a fairly well managed condition and he needs to take his medication regularly. Also his diet has to be rich in protein i.e eggs, dal, meat to help promote recovery. After 2 months a further drug therapy would be advocated by your doctor.
Hope this helps,
Dr Arun A
A raised ESR alongwith infected areas on chest xray with a 2 month drug therapy may indicate the person is suffering from tuberculosis especially if it is accompanied by prolonged coughing, fever that is on and off and loss of wright. This is a fairly well managed condition and he needs to take his medication regularly. Also his diet has to be rich in protein i.e eggs, dal, meat to help promote recovery. After 2 months a further drug therapy would be advocated by your doctor.
Hope this helps,
Dr Arun A
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