What should I do if I suffer from body aches due to bone tuberculosis?

What should I do if I suffer from body aches due to bone tuberculosis?

Bone tuberculosis can cause body aches in patients because tuberculosis bacteria can destroy bones. The treatment methods include local immobilization, timely cooling, and treatment of the primary disease.

1. Local immobilization: If patients with bone tuberculosis have body aches that affect their normal activities, local immobilization can be performed. Depending on the specific situation, traction fixation, plaster fixation, brace fixation, etc. can be selected to relieve pain and control the progression of the disease.

2. Cool down in time: Bone tuberculosis is an infectious disease, which may cause disorders in the patient's body temperature regulation center, and then may cause fever symptoms. When the body temperature rises, the metabolism is accelerated, which will also lead to an increase in lactic acid in the body, which can then cause lactic acid accumulation and cause pain all over the body, and timely cooling is required. If the body temperature does not exceed 38.5℃, you can put ice packs on the forehead and armpits to lower the body temperature. You can also eat alkaline foods, such as bananas, bread, etc., to neutralize lactic acid. If the body temperature exceeds 38.5℃, you need to take oral antipyretic analgesics, such as acetaminophen tablets, ibuprofen granules, etc.

3. Treat the primary disease: To completely relieve the body aches and pains caused by bone tuberculosis, the primary disease needs to be treated. Bone tuberculosis is related to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. After the onset of the disease, patients need to be given anti-tuberculosis treatment. Taking isoniazid tablets and ethambutol hydrochloride tablets as prescribed by the doctor can kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis and help relieve the aches and pains. If the condition of patients with bone tuberculosis continues to progress and abscesses have formed, leading to aggravated aches and pains, incision and drainage, lesion removal and other methods can be considered for treatment. After the operation, the abscess can be removed, the condition will improve, and the aches and pains will gradually ease or even disappear.

In addition to standardized treatment, patients need to return to the hospital regularly for follow-up checks on their blood routine, C-reactive protein, liver function, etc., to observe the specific recovery of their body.