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  • 29/01/2025

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I've had left pleural fluid since December 2021, and I'm still on TB medicine. According to my chest CT and PET CT scans, the TB has relapsed, and mycobacterium was detected with low RIF resistance. I'm taking the 4 TB tablets daily, but why did it relapse?

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Dr. Dr Shubham Chauhan

Dr Shubham Chauhan

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probably mycobacterium in you has become resistant to medicines which you are taking . relapse also has a treatment donot worry

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