Hi Doctor,My relative Mr Asim Roychowdhury, age 42 was having back pain for the past 6 months or so. As he was working in a private firm and no chance to take a leave he used to go the office regularly. One day I saw that his face changed black and I adviced him to go for a checkup. A local doctor after seeing him adviced him to do a X-Ray of DL Spine. After the report of X Ray came he adviced to do MRI and many blood tests. All the report came and doctor told us that he is having tuberculosis. He gave ATD medicine for 6 months and adviced to take complete bed rest.My question is, is his treatment going right. What is our next step we should carry.Thanks
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Yes, ATD (anti-tubercular Chat Doctor. The way you are describing his symptoms, possibility of Koch's Spine (tuberculosis of vertebra) is more likely. MRI is diagnostic. So start anti-tubercular