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What are the reasons for my child's high fever, joint pain, and rashes on anti-tubercular treatment?
Query: Hi doctor, My daughter, who is 7 years old, is on ATT for the last five months. She had fever and knee joint pain on the right side for over one and a half month. Mantoux was positive and CT and X-ray showed hilar lymphadenopathy. Bronchoscopy, GL, bone marrow and CSF were done, but no AFB found. M... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. 1. Tuberculosis is a worrisome disease. 2. As the kid has been already diagnosed with it and you have already started treatment, the symptoms should start resolving by now, since it has been two months already. 3. If symptoms not resolving we should think of medicati... Read Full »
My 2-year-old daughter is having high SGPT. Does it indicate liver damage?
Query: Hi doctor, My 2-year-old daughter had an abscess on left side of her face. We got it operated and the biopsy result found to be tuberculosis. But, 45 days of TB culture report came back negative. It was operated a year ago and she was started on TB drug. The medicines prescribed were tablet Macox Z... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. 1. Your daughter is getting all the medication required for TB (tuberculosis). The medication does have some side effects like the liver enzymes SGPT (serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase) and SGOT (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase), which were done was raised.... Read Full »