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Remicade and now diagnosed with TB. Advice needed
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silver77
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Joined : Apr 2018
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Posted 7/20/2018 2:07 AM (GMT 0)
Hello all,
I have had Crohn's for several years and started taking Remicade in 2014. Before taking it, the TB skin test had come out positive, but the GI went ahead with it since the chest X-ray was clear.
I have had a pneumonia infection once and another bout of shingles due to a suppressed immune system. But, the medicine has worked for my Crohn's. In the past month, I had noticed a slight swelling in the neck and the doc suggested a CT scan to rule out lymphoma. The scans showed that I had a few swollen lymph nodes and the doc advised a removal of the lymph node to do a biopsy. Luckily, it came back negative for lymphoma, but it was sent for further analysis. A few weeks later, I received a diagnosis that it was mycobacterium tuberculosis. Apparently, it had been dormant and was reactivated due to the suppressed immune system.
Has anyone gone through a TB treatment after Remicade? Any help or advice is appreciated. Thanks.
scifigal2k
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Posted 7/20/2018 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
Oh my goodness! No, I haven't, but I just want to say how sorry I am that this has happened!
73monte
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Posted 7/20/2018 11:38 PM (GMT 0)
I too just want to say sorry for what they've discovered. Hopefully, you'll be able to take the drugs they usually give for the treatment. I believe they will cure the presence of TB, but I think it can take up to 6 months.
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