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Miliary tuberculosis medical therapy
Introduction
Medical Therapy
Medical Therapy
Miliary TB is a serious condition; untreated miliary TB is almost always fatal. About 25% of patients with miliary TB also have tuberculous meningitis. The standard treatment recommended by the WHO is with isoniazid and rifampicin for six months, as well as ethambutol and pyrazinamide for the first two months. If there is evidence of meningitis, then treatment is extended to twelve months. The US guidelines recommend nine months of treatment. Common medication side effects a patient may have such as inflammation of the liver if a patient is taking pyrazinamide, rifampin, and isoniazid. A patient may also have drug resistance to medication, relapse, respiratory failure, and adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome[1]
References
References
- ↑ Dugdale, David, “Disseminated Tuberculosis” http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000624htm, December 3, 2008.
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