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WHAT DO IT MEAN WHEN YOU LIVER SWELL UP

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I HAD I POSITIVE PPD (TURBERCULOSIS TEST) I HAD TAKE SOME MEDICINE FOR 6 MONTHS I ONLY BENN TAKEN IT FOR 1 MONTH. TODAY I WENT TO SEE A DR FOR THE SYMPTONS I HAD BEEN HAVING AND THE DR EXAMINED ME. AND SAID THAT MY LIVER WAS SWOLLEN.
[quote] WHAT DO IT MEAN WHEN YOU LIVER SWELL UP... [/quote]

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the ususal medications someone takes for a positive PPD can cause liver inflammation. that is probably what your doctor meant. It is common procedure to stop the medications if this liver inflammation is significant.
[quote] I HAD I POSITIVE PPD (TURBERCULOSIS TEST) I HAD TAKE SOME MEDICINE FOR 6 MONTHS I ONLY BENN TAKEN IT FOR 1 MONTH. TODAY I WENT TO SEE A DR FOR THE SYMPTONS I HAD BEEN HAVING AND THE DR EXAMINED ME... [/quote]