Does using drugs to treat pleural tuberculosis 3 months pregnant cause any effect?

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Hello doctor! I had pleural TB and was taking TB medicine for 3 months when I got pregnant. So I would like to ask, in the case, does taking drugs to treat pleural tuberculosis 3 months pregnant cause any effect? I would like to thank you.
Phan Thuy Duong (1984)
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Hello! Drugs to treat pleural TB have an effect on the fetus, possibly causing birth defects.
To be able to know exactly, "Does 3 months of pregnancy affect the use of drugs to treat pleural tuberculosis? "The doctor advised me to go to a TB hospital for advice, choose drugs that have little effect on the fetus but ensure that the treatment is clean of TB bacteria, to avoid drug-resistant TB bacteria, which is not good for the mother. and pregnant.
You can also perform an examination at a hospital under Vinmec Health System to be examined by qualified doctors. I wish you a healthy pregnancy.

Answered by Doctor Phan Dinh Thuy Tien - General Internal Medicine - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital