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Suggest Remedy For Knee Pain Post Typhoid
my wife is 39 years old, she caught typhoid during june 2011 and suffered for a month and a half, heavy antibiotic treatment was given to her, now typhoid has gone during august 2011 yet she is feeling weakness in the body, left elbow and left knee hollow is painfull, left eye and left side of head is also painful. please tell me the treatment.
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Hi,
Due to prolonged illness and with associated recumbency patient develops weakness,which is generalized and not localized to a particular part. As you didn't mention the treatment that she had undergone that time, we can't elucidate whether any of the medications given at that time were actually responsible for it or not.
Yet, I can say that some antibiotics given for typhoid like flouroquinolones are actually responsible for cartilage damage but to arrive at a decision, your doctor needs to have a proper history and needs to examine the patient properly.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
Due to prolonged illness and with associated recumbency patient develops weakness,which is generalized and not localized to a particular part. As you didn't mention the treatment that she had undergone that time, we can't elucidate whether any of the medications given at that time were actually responsible for it or not.
Yet, I can say that some antibiotics given for typhoid like flouroquinolones are actually responsible for cartilage damage but to arrive at a decision, your doctor needs to have a proper history and needs to examine the patient properly.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
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