Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...My patient is 62 years old.He is suffering from pain in back side below the waist for last 20 days. We have already done MRI and according to the report doctors are suspecting tuberculosis .Some of doctors are asked that in kolkata there no treatment for this. Now he is totaly bed retained .It is not possible to move a single step.So please help and please inform me regarding the best treatment of this dieses in india for geting cured and inform me how can we shift the paitent for treatments as be is bed retained
Dear caregiverFirst of all spine tuberculosis is totally curable disease with medication and surgery if required.  Diagnosis of spine tuberculosis is usually based on MRI report which is very sensitive and specific for diagnosing tuberculosis.  But biopsy from the affected site is most specific. Nowadays biopsy is done under ultrasound and ct guidance with fewer risks. So I would advise confirmation of diagnosis with ct guided biopsy. Then start treatment with first line Antioch therapy.  Chat Doctor.  Injection streptomycin can be added for initial two months if required.  Four