- Female
- 54 Years
- 07/02/2025
I'm really worried about miliary TB treatment options. The infection seems to have spread to my lungs, spine, and even started in my brain. However, the lumbar puncture doesn't show any bacteria, and my sputum test came back negative. CT scan results and my symptoms both indicate miliary TB. I'm really looking for a second opinion on whether this type of TB is treatable. Can you provide some guidance on this?
Answered by 1 Apollo Doctors
yes it can be treated
Dr. Kareemulla Suggests...
Consult a Infectious Disease specialist
Answered 04/07/2025
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View allI'm really worried about my health situation and hope you can help me out. Back in June 2015, I had protected sex with a sex worker. Over the past year, I've done several HIV tests, including the tri-dot and an ICTC test, and all of them came back negative, even the one-year mark test. But I'm anxious because I've read online about a connection between HIV and filariasis. Lately, I've had jaundice and a swollen testicle, and I'm currently on medications like dec 100 mg. So now, I'm really confused and would like to know: how accurate is the tri-dot test, and could all these symptoms be related in any way? Am I really in the clear or should I be worried?
There is no such relation no need to worry you are free from hiv ,get yourself tested once a yr for 3 years
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my close family member has spinal TB affecting the L4 and L5 discs and is getting treated with surgery and a 9-month medication course - can this disease spread to others at home or is it contagious
Spinal tuberculosis, or Pott's disease, is generally not directly contagious in the way that pulmonary TB is. The infection typically spreads through the bloodstream from a primary infection, often in the lungs, to the bones and discs in the spine.
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I'm really worried about my wife. She was diagnosed with TB in March and started on the standard treatment, but now she's dealing with back and neck pain, and stiffness in both areas. I've had some general physicians suggest getting an X-ray of her spine to check for Pott's spine, while others are saying an MRI of the whole spine or a CT scan of the LS spine might be better. Can you help me understand what might be going on and which specialist we should see? I'm also confused about why she might have spine TB symptoms when she's already on meds for TB in her lungs.
Yes .MRI spine is advised to the patient for evaluating potts spine TB..If TB spine is present pt needs ATT for another 6 months ,since it is extrapulmonary TB.
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