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Suggest Treatment For Lung Damage And TB

Last year my dad lung surgery has been done for removing 3 damage piece via infection ... After one year he again facing same issue as previous (blood out through mouth via cough) .. After testing all CT scan & x ray report doctor comes on conclusion that his left hand side lung part again damage by infection & in right hand side lung found activation of TB ...plz advice
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Since your father had tuberculosis in past and presented again with infective etiology, possibility of multi drug resistant (MDR) TB is high.
MDR TB is common in relapse patients.
And its treatment is totally different from routine tuberculosis. So I advice you to consult pulmonologist and discuss about possibility of MDR tb in his case.
For this you need to get done Sputum culture for AFB and sensitivity.
If sputum production is not there then bronchoscopy and BAL ( Bronchoalveolar lavage ) culture for AFB should be done.
So consult pulmonologist, discuss all these witj him and start appropriate treatment.
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Suggest Treatment For Lung Damage And TB

Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. Since your father had tuberculosis in past and presented again with infective etiology, possibility of multi drug resistant (MDR) TB is high. MDR TB is common in relapse patients. And its treatment is totally different from routine tuberculosis. So I advice you to consult pulmonologist and discuss about possibility of MDR tb in his case. For this you need to get done Sputum culture for AFB and sensitivity. If sputum production is not there then bronchoscopy and BAL ( Bronchoalveolar lavage ) culture for AFB should be done. So consult pulmonologist, discuss all these witj him and start appropriate treatment.