World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year on 24 March. This is done to spread awareness about TB among people. It is a serious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Hundreds of people all over the world are suffering from this disease. It mostly affects the lungs. But, in some cases, it can occur in other parts of the body. TB can also occur in the bones. This is known as Bone TB.

This information is being shared with us by MrKamayani Naresh, founder of Zyropathy and health expert. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, which spreads from person to person. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the bacteria responsible for the highly contagious disease known as TB and can be spread through airborne droplets (when people infected with pulmonary TB sneeze, cough or spit, they release TB bacteria into the air) are) spreads through. It can reach the lymph nodes and bones through the circulatory system as well as the spinal column and bones.

Sometimes, the symptoms of bone TB are difficult to identify. For this reason, its treatment gets delayed. Bone TB, especially TB of the spine, is difficult to diagnose in its early stages because it does not cause any problems and the patient does not show any symptoms. Bone TB is diagnosed when the symptoms have advanced significantly.

Symptoms of Bone TB

Experts say, “In bone TB, early detection of symptoms is difficult, as they usually do not appear until the disease reaches a severe or advanced stage. But some unexplained symptoms include-

  • Weight loss
  • Tiredness
  • Fever in the evening and night sweats
  • Damage to bones and joints
  • Bone, spine, or joint pain
  • Inflammation of the bones, spine, or joints
  • Decreased mobility of joints
  • Tissue swelling
  • Neurological problems
  • Muscle weakness
  • Loss of appetite
  • Headache''

If TB is caught early and treated with symptoms, it can often be cured. But this can happen only when the right medicine is used to treat it.

Can bone TB spread to other parts of the body?

TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect any other part of the body, such as the brain, kidneys, intestines, etc. Similarly, bone TB can spread to any part of the body.

Treatment

Drug-sensitive bone TB is treated with 4 basic TB drugs. The duration of this treatment is usually 6-9 months, but WHO recommends treatment for a total of 9 months.

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