The side effects of taking tuberculosis medicine are itchy skin, skin rashes, upset stomach, bruising or yellow skin, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, loss of appetite, change in your eyesight, lack of feeling, or tingling in the hands or feet, and red or green color vision.
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Will replacing Ethambutol with vitamin B12 injection help in diminishing vision problem?
Query: Hello doctor, Patient is a 61 year-old female. Six months ago she was diagnosed with bone TB and undergoing medication (Ethambutol, Rifampicin, and Isoniazid). After six months of usage, her eye vision is suddenly diminishing. Then her doctor told to discontinue Ethambutol immediately and started u... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I passed carefully through your question and reviewed your uploaded MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) report. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). I would explain that these MRI findings (T2 hyperintensity in the optic nerve and the optic chiasm) are in... Read Full »
Why does my dad vomit every time he eats?
Query: Hello doctor, I just want to ask the case of my father. He is 68 years old. Every time he eats, he vomits. It started yesterday. He has no fever. His weight is 141 lbs. He does not want to eat because he is afraid he will vomit again. What medicine can I give him? He has cough. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to the information you have provided, the vomiting he is experiencing presently could be either due to having food poisoning from anything unusual he had yesterday or since he is using Ellipta and Dilatair, they are medicines which would cause vomiting in c... Read Full »
I am on ATT and having pain. How to get rid of it?
Query: Hello doctor,I have tubercular arthritis in my right hip. I am in the army, and hence, it is mandatory to be physically and mentally fit. Presently I am on ATT for the last eight months, which showed some improvement, but it also has some cartilage damage and synovial thickening, which is causing pa... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your MRI show (attachment removed to protect patient identity) tubercular arthritis involving both hip joints with more extensive disease on the right than left. It is associated with synovial thickening and joint space reduction however there is not much mention of... Read Full »
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