Hi, I am on undergoing tb treatment for past 2 weeks. My doctor advised sgpt,sgot and billirubin test after 15 days. The results of the tests are sgpt-58,sgot-70 and billirubin-0.9. Is it normal to have high levels of these while on tb treatment? What is the meaning of this please help?
Hi there, Thanks for using Chat Doctor. During the initial phase of treatment for tuberculosis medications like INH, Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide and ethionamide are used. Of these four Chat Doctor. When it raises more than 2-3 times the upper limit of normal it is significant. When it is raised multiple folds, the medications are usually stopped. In your case it is not significantly raised.Moreover, you have not mentioned the baseline levels which is what the liver enzyme levels were before starting the treatment. I would advise you to get an ultrasound scan of the abdomen done. If you have the habit of