Tuberculosis caused by infection with mycobacterium tuberculi which is part of a complex of organism including mycobacterium bovis & mycobacterium africanum.

Risk factors:

• Age: children > young & adults < elderly
• Close contact of patients with smear positive pulmonary TB
• Overcrouded prison collective dorminories
• Primary infection

Clinical features:

• Chronic cough often with haemoptysis
• Pyrexia of unknown origin
• Unresolved pneumonia
• Exutative pleural effusion
• Asymptomatic [diagnosis on x-ray]
• General debility, weight loss, heamothorax.

Role of homoeopathy:

In TB patient, immunity starts deranging, which leads to various infectious diseases.

With the help of homoeopathic medicines patients immunity starts increasing, pathological derangement in lungs start repairing.

Slowly & gradually person improves his immunity & cough gets less in frequency, patient feels internally fit & fine after treatment

Remedies:

• Ars iod
• Dros
• Hepar sulph