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A 63-year-old female asked:

Side effects on liver and kidney or on harmonal balnce due to tb medication.is obesity a side effect of tb medication?

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Dr. Manohar Ahujaanswered

Nephrology and Dialysis 43 years experience

No: No, TB medicines don't cause weight gain, it may though but only if corticosteroids were used as part of treatment of tb!

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