Doctor warns! Found cases of ‘pulmonary tuberculosis’ rising. Check now. What kind of symptoms do you have? You should go get checked immediately.

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Date: 20 April 2024 Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong or ‘Doctor Manoon’ Head of respiratory disease Vichaiyut Hospital posted via Facebook Mormanoon Leechawengwong FC Revealing the case of a sick patient ‘Pulmonary tuberculosis’ By stating that

Female patient, 47 years old, started coughing 2 weeks ago, coughing with a little blood 6 days before coming to the hospital, no fever, no loss of appetite, no weight loss, no night sweats. Never had tuberculosis Has high blood pressure, doesn’t drink alcohol, doesn’t smoke, has 3 children, no one in the house has tuberculosis, has been infected with Covid 1 time.

Physical examination: no fever, oxygen level at the fingertips normal, lung auscultation normal, lung x-ray showing white patches on the upper left lung. (See picture) A blood test found no HIV infection.

The sputum was stained and found to have tuberculosis. PCR testing revealed the genetic code for tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is sensitive to rifampicin.

Diagnosis: Pneumonia caused by tuberculosis.

startTuberculosis medicine 4 doses of isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol on February 27, 2024. The patient was able to take the medicine, was not allergic to the medicine, cough decreased. X-ray of the lung 1 month later, the white matter on the upper left lung had greatly decreased. (See picture) Sputum culture results showed tuberculosis that is resistant to isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethambutol.

Plan to continue 4 doses of TB medication for 2 months, then switch to isoniazid and rifampicin for another 4 months.

Recently foundThe patient has pulmonary tuberculosis.Increased. Tuberculosis is transmitted through inhalation. Wearing a face mask reduces both the transmission and acquisition of tuberculosis. People who have been coughing for more than 2 weeks, have a fever, have lost their appetite, have lost weight, and have night sweats. Go see a doctor immediately to get tested for tuberculosis.