Any Reactions to TB skin test???
I had a TB test done for school and soon after that I started experiencing dizziness. It went on for a couple hours and my manager had to send me home. I went back to the place i got the skin test done and they tried to tell me that the test shouldnt have affected me. My co-worker said she got swollen lips after hers and other friends of my had some allegic reactions. Has anyone heard of people getting sick after a Tb test?
I have a rash at the injection site of a tb test, is this normal?
The skin test is out of your system by now. You may be having a reaction to it, but it has nothing to do with TB at this point. Most likely you have some form of contact dermatitis from either a bandaid, or scratching at the injection site (for some reason, people seem to rub them, even if they don't itch). But having the rash now indicates something else. I would keep the skin clean, don't use a harsh (antibacterial) soap as it may irritate it more. Put a little cortisone on it. If it goes away, great. If it doesn't go away in a day or two, call your doctor.
Positive TB reaction after 12 hours?
First, there should have been no way to hit a vessel if the injection was appropriately applied. You see, the Mantoux test for TB is an intradermal injection. That means that the contents of the syringe are placed within the layers of skin, just below the surface. This causes what is known as a wheal to form (almost like a blister, just a little deeper). If the nurse did this right, there are no blood vessels (only capillaries) involved to make a bloody mess as you describe. Also, applying the injection is an insult to your skin. It will be red and raised due to natural inflammation. That is why we wait 48-72 hours to read these tests. Finally, assuming the test is positive, this is not indicative of an active, raging case of TB. This can only be confirmed via Chest X-ray. A positive Mantoux means that you have been exposed. If you test positive, you will need a chest X-ray. If this film comes back negative, you will need to report to your local health department for a 9-12 month course of antibiotics. This is to prevent a manifestation of the disease should you encounter a comprimise of your immunity or for when you become old. Good Luck
TB test reaction questions?
Im a 16 year old female and yesterday got my first TB shot as im going to be volunteering in a hospital. After a while the bump was completly gone and I couldn't find the site hardly at all well its past 24 hours now and theres a small red raised bump and im wondering will this go away again like before or is this a possible positive reaction? Thanks for your guys help
Why does it take 36-48 hours for a TB reaction to show up?
There are two types of immune response: Humoral and Cellular. Humoral is what most people think about - circulating antibodies that can respond quickly. Cellular immune resopnses require cidulating cells (called lymphocytes) to migrate to the site of an injury or allergic stimulus (like the PPD intra-dermal injection site). Then, they stimulate a complext cascade of events that has, as one of its features, swelling at the site. That's why the PPD test is read at 48 hours. I have provided some links below.
Is there an antidote for a severe reaction to tuberculin vaccine? The vaccine was taken long ago.?
There are various natural health methods for removing toxins from the system. Organ cleansing and blood cleansing herbs are available. There are ways of removing heavy metals from the system - many vaccines contain mercury. I haven't found one specific to tuberculin, but visiting a natural health practitioner would probably provide the answer. Do NOT get vaccinated. A vaccinated person is MORE likely to get a disease than a non-vaccinated person. The whole theory of vaccination is flawed. It causes a weakening of the immune system thus making those who are innoculated more susceptible to disease. There are so many awful side effects to vaccination that it should be considered extremely dangerous. Just sit back and think for a while. Is there any sense in injecting a disease directly into the bloodstream. We have been subjected to an awful mind control program to enable the drug manufacturers to make a fortune. The Vaccination Hoax http://www.whale.to/b/hoax1.html If you go to the vaccination liberation web page, at http://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htm You will find all the forms necessary to provide exemption for your child. If you want to study the history of vaccination, see http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/vaccination.html
Are there any side effects of the BCG vaccination if it is given twice to a baby? The reason for giving it twice was because the BCG injection mark didn’t appear till 10 months of age.
ideally a montoux test should be done in babies who didnt develop a BCG scar and depending upon the result of montoux test u can decide about whether or not to revaccinate the baby because it is not a rule that those babies who didnt develop scar means they have not developed any immune response. BUt if you have revaccinated the child without going through all this then also its fine. There is no harm.To cut the story short you did right thing by revaccinating the child with BCG . There is no harm in doing so. Did the revaccination produce scar?
If a skin TB test is injected too deeply (such that no visible or palpable bubble forms under the skin), is it no longer accurate?
The tuberculin skin test (or TST) is meant to be an intradermal injection. If no wheal is formed during the injection, it could mean that the test was performed incorrectly, thus invalidating the results. Also, I disagree that the test is not "accurate", as Giacomo Cafaro has said. According to the published CDC guidelines "Knowledge of tuberculin-test sensitivity and specificity, as well as positive predictive value, is required to interpret skin-test reactions properly. For persons with LTBI and normal immune responsiveness, test sensitivity approaches 100% (emphasis mine). However, false-positive tuberculin tests occur in persons who have been infected with nontuberculous mycobacteria and in persons who have received BCG vaccine. These false-positive reactions result in a lower specificity and a low positive predictive value in persons who have a low probability of LTBI. " More importantly, the "limit between positive and negative is considered a diameter of 10mm" is not correct. Whether your result is considered positive or not depends on how much induration is observed AND several other factors including your immune status and exposure history.http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publicatio...
TB skin test results...?
It's fine. Sometimes you can just get a little localized swelling. If you look up "positive PPD" under images in a search engine, you can see what a truly positive reaction is. (Don't worry) :) They do diagnose based on size. They will be able to tell you if it is positive and if the test is positive, they will do a chest x-ray (all positive skin tests do not mean TB infection). Also, try not to touch it. That really irritates the skin.
If the PPD skin test is injected too deep, can it harm me?
No. The PPD solution is normally given as an intradermal injection, which keeps all the allergen in one place, so your body’s reaction to it is very local and noticeable. Even the most severe reaction to the test is still just a local reddening of the skin. If the PPD solution is injected too deeply, it will disperse throughout your body, and any reaction to it will be so spread out and minor that it won’t be noticeable.