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Extra Pulmonary Tb

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis. This type of tuberculosis occurs in organ systems other than the lungs. Some of the symptoms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis are fever, chills, malaise, and dyspnea.

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I have a tuberculosis lump. How long should I get treatment?

Query: Hi doctor, How long should I take treatment to dissolve a tuberculosis lump? I have been detected this lump two years back. I showed it to the doctor where I was asked to take RHE-FD for two months which got extended to three months and stopped but the lump was not completely dissolved. Then again I...  Read Full »


Dr. Ashish Vilas Jawarkar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Any anti-tuberculosis regimen has to be taken for a minimum of six months for pulmonary tuberculosis and nine months for extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Your tuberculosis appears to be extrapulmonary. There is no indication to stop treatment after three months even if test...  Read Full »

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