Hmmmmm
I was in charge of TB programme in my hospital for a bit and this story can be true but it’s highly unlikely.
Why is it highly unlikely, the medications won’t be released for TB if you don’t qualify. To qualify, you have to have a Gene Xpert positive test and or a positive chest Xray. In some situations, when the patient has extra pulmonary TB, a biopsy confirming the diagnosis.
Why it is possible, sometimes after the clinician has ruled out all possible diagnosis and they did not find anything, they’ll request that we treat the TB based on their clinical diagnosis (which the guideline doesn’t recommend)
And yes TB and a malignancy can have similar FBC picture and even symptoms.
It’s not as straightforward as that sometimes.
@oh_baybay@Drwhales_ That you’re in distress doesn’t mean it’s an emergency case. If it is not life threatening e.g RTA, then it is not an emergency. Shey you get?