Question 1

My brother was diagnosed with MDR TB .He took injection for 3 months along with bunch of medicines for 1 year.still he coughs occasionally not continuously through out the day.how to check his condition now. What tests to be done to know if TB has not cured. Are chest x-ray helpful. He is not on medication now. Is MDR Tb gets treated or its a life time disease. For how long its treatment goes on. The person gets completely cured or not..plz suggest me what to do next thank you..

Pulmonologist opinion is advised to the patient.

Last updated on 27 Dec 2024

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Pulmonologist opinion is advised to the patient.

Question 2

Daily once, randomly i am getting continuous cough with white sticky fluid (phlum). I wil get relaxed when all the white sticky fluid comes out of my throat. Some times i need to forcefully vomit that to clear my throat.
There is some wheezing sound ...

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Pulmonologist opinion is advised to the patient.

Question 3

I was recently asked to leave the UAE because of a scar on my lungs from an old TB infection, even though I don't have active TB. I really want to go back to Dubai, and Im hoping theres a way to treat or minimize the scar so I can get medical proof a...

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Consult a pulmonologist in your home country for a thorough evaluation, and obtain a medical certificate, including a chest CT scan, sputum tests, and blood tests, confirming the TB is inactive, then, with this documentation, apply for a fitness certificate from the UAE embassy or consulate, which may require additional testing or documentation, to facilitate your return to Dubai

Question 4

Sir 
My mother was join in apollo hospital on 27052017 with Pneumonia diseases and mother had heart operation it was 2009 year 
Right now Pneumonia treatment is going on and my mother there in micu with vantilator
my question is how many days it wi...

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2-4 weeks.

Question 5

My husband has mediastinal lymph node tb reports attached. Completed 6 months of medicine. Node size was 7cm3cm. Gained 9kg during this time. Previously had fever now no fever cough is less than before. But even after 6 months of treatment he is st...

Pulmonologist opinion is advised to the patient.

Last updated on 27 Dec 2024

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Pulmonologist opinion is advised to the patient.

Question 6

If the patient was treated with MDR previously nearly about 1.5 years with pulmonary tb, but now also infected with lymph node tb, is it possiblity of again MDR?

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Yes.

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