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Suggest Treatment For Patchy Lesion On Chest

Dear doctor, I have been diagnosed with patchy lesion in my chest xray & hence my doctor has said that i am suffering from pulmonary t.b. She has prescribed me AKT4 tablet along with dolo 650 and mahacef plus as iam also suffering from typhoid. She has advised me the dosage as follows :

Before breakfast : ethambutol tablet
After breakfast : dolo 650 & mahacef plus

After lunch : pyrazinamide 2 tablets

After dinner : rifampicin capsule + dolo 650 & mahacef

Dolo 650 & mahacef i have been adviced to continue for 5 days.

Kindly advice me on the same.

Thank you
Thu, 11 Dec 2014
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Hi
Welcome to hcm
Patchy lesion may suggest Pulmonary tuberculosis but not a confirmatory diagnosis. For every pulmonary tuberculosis need
1 Chest Xray PA view
2. Sputum Examination of 2 consecutive days at least. ( very important test)
3 Mountux Test
4 CBC with ESR
Sputum examination is very important and essential test because every Positive test report indicate with grading. and required repeat test atleast on 2 , 4, and6 th months. If it comes positive in duration of Tuberculosis then need work up on MDR tb.
IF no expectoration or sputum is negative and Xray is suggestive for tuberculosis then no need to start Anti Tuberculosis Treatment ( ATT).
Then need High dose of antibiotic for 14 days and repeat xray and sputum. IF symptom like cough still persistent and patchy lesion still persistant then start ATT. But in my opinion Do CECT CHEST andsputum examination . if patchy lesion is suggestive for active tb then start same AKT4
The way which she prescribed is wrong . Try all Capsule in Kit within 30 minutes and Rifampicin in empty stomach. Don't start ATT only on chest xray.
If you resident of Delhi please visit LRS hospital in Mehrauli or any Chest Physician in Private Hospital. Because the way of taking ATT is wrong so she may be over diagnose .
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Suggest Treatment For Patchy Lesion On Chest

Hi Welcome to hcm Patchy lesion may suggest Pulmonary tuberculosis but not a confirmatory diagnosis. For every pulmonary tuberculosis need 1 Chest Xray PA view 2. Sputum Examination of 2 consecutive days at least. ( very important test) 3 Mountux Test 4 CBC with ESR Sputum examination is very important and essential test because every Positive test report indicate with grading. and required repeat test atleast on 2 , 4, and6 th months. If it comes positive in duration of Tuberculosis then need work up on MDR tb. IF no expectoration or sputum is negative and Xray is suggestive for tuberculosis then no need to start Anti Tuberculosis Treatment ( ATT). Then need High dose of antibiotic for 14 days and repeat xray and sputum. IF symptom like cough still persistent and patchy lesion still persistant then start ATT. But in my opinion Do CECT CHEST andsputum examination . if patchy lesion is suggestive for active tb then start same AKT4 The way which she prescribed is wrong . Try all Capsule in Kit within 30 minutes and Rifampicin in empty stomach. Don t start ATT only on chest xray. If you resident of Delhi please visit LRS hospital in Mehrauli or any Chest Physician in Private Hospital. Because the way of taking ATT is wrong so she may be over diagnose .