Question 1

is there any new method to diagnose intestinal tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

R/O. TB: TB can be very difficult to diagnose. You need a full exam /blood work. Lab serology to check for TB presence and sputum samples on 3 separate days as well as CT scan of Chest/Abd/Pelvis. GI consult for Endoscopy and Colonoscopy . If results come back positive sensitivity is critical to decide on proper regimen.

Question 2

what is intestinal adhesion/tuberculosis? how is it treated?

Accepted Answer

Scar tissue: Intestinal adhesions refer to scar tissue, typically caused by the body's normal healing process after an abdominal operation.  If they are related to tuberculosis (TB), treatment of the infection is the best treatment, with surgery as a last resort. Abdominal TB is a serious problem. Ask you doctor about a referral to an infectious disease specialist if this is the case. Hope this helps!

Question 3

what are the symptoms for tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Symptoms include cough [with mucus, blood], excessive night sweating, fatigue, fever, and unintentional weight loss. If you suspect that you may have been exposed to tb, see your physician for testing.

Question 4

what is tuberculosis? and it's symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Bacterial infection: TB is an infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The most common location of infection is in the lungs and is manifested by cough with sputum, low grade fever and weight loss. TB can spread to other organs too if left untreated. Chest xray, serologic testing or sputum culture are means to diagnose. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Question 5

what are the causes of the symptoms of tuberculosis?

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Lung inflammation: Tuberculosis (TB) can spread to many organ systems but involves lungs as initial site of infection. It induces intense inflammation that destroys normal lung tissue & causes cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, fever & night sweat. Body's immune system tries to contain infection by forming granulomas to wall off the TB bug, but cytokines released by activated immune cells causes damage to lungs.

Question 6

what are syntoms of tuberculosis bone?

Accepted Answer

These: When found in the bone, it is most frequently found in the spine leading to pain and later a deformity with possible neural tissue compression leading to neurologic symptoms and/or findings usually associated with weight loss and appetite loss as well as night fevers and a feeling of general malaise.

Question 7

most common symptoms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

Depends on etiology: It depends on site eg meningitis, lymphnodes, intestinal tb, renal or bone tb.Common symptoms are fever night sweats, anorexia and wt, loss.

Question 8

hi doc how are u doing? i want to know some symptoms of tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

See below: Tb is a chronic illness characterized by cough, night sweats, weight loss, a positive PPD skin test or gamma interferon release blood test with apical infiltrates on cxr. Sputum smears and cultures become positive for acid fast bacteria.

Question 9

i was suffering from ileocecal tuberculosis after 9 months i get 60% recovered now symptoms reappearing what i do?

Accepted Answer

Mgt and workup: Further testing with cultures to determine the resistance of the TB to medications should be performed. This will help guide therapy. It is important to continue treatment until there is no active infection.

Question 10

does tuberculosis infection without symptoms spread from one person to another ? when does tuberculosis infection start spreading ?

Accepted Answer

: Tuberculosis is generally spread when a person has a lung lesion and is coughing. If the person is under treatment and no tubercle bacilli are detectable in the sputum, the person does not spread TB.

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I was suffering from ileocecal tuberculosis after 9 months i get 60% recovered now symptoms reappearing what i do?

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Does tuberculosis infection without symptoms spread from one person to another ? when does tuberculosis infection start spreading ?

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