Anti-tubercular treatment in patients with hepatitis.
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in English
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| ID: sea-94348
ABSTRACT
Sixty seven patients with coexistent tuberculosis and hepatitis were given a 3 drug regimen of streptomycin (SM), isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH) and ethambutol (ETB) and observed for a period of 15 days. Total bilirubin as well as SGPT were repeated weekly and these showed a significant drop in a majority of patients when observed over this period. No patient developed any signs of fulminant hepatic failure. We conclude that a regimen of SM, INH and ETB can be given to patients who suffer from combined pathologies of pulmonary tuberculosis and active hepatitis without incurring the danger of increasing hepatocellular dysfunction/damage.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Bilirubin
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Humans
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Streptomycin
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Alanine Transaminase
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Ethambutol
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Hepatitis, Viral, Human
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Isoniazid
Language:
English
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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