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Is renal tuberculosis curable? is it must thatotients with gutb has renal involvement. ?

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Dr. Sanober Butt answered

Specializes in Pulmonology

Yes: Tb in general is treatable. Organs get involved when TB is in blood ( called miliary tb, in which case any and every organ can be involved). It has relatively worser prognosis then compared to lung TB but is treatable if infectious disease recommendations are followed and full course of drugs is completed per ur doctor recommendations.

Answered 6/10/2014

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