- 21. Tricuspid atresia
- (Tricuspid atresia)
- ... (dilate) the blood vessels and keep the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale open. Preventive antibiotics. The cardiologist also will likely recommend that your child take preventive antibiotics ...
- 22. Traveler's diarrhea
- (Traveler's diarrhea)
- ... and shorten the duration of your illness. However, it isn't recommended for children, pregnant women or people who are allergic to aspirin. Antibiotics. If you have severe symptoms or three or more ...
- 23. Transposition of the great arteries
- (Transposition of the great arteries)
- ... about what type of physical activities your child can do, and how much or how often. If your child had an atrial switch operation, he or she may need to take antibiotics before dental procedures and ...
- 24. Trachoma
- (Trachoma)
- ... — have a higher incidence of the disease. One episode of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is easily treated with early detection and use of antibiotics. However, repeated infection can lead ...
- 25. Toxic shock syndrome
- (Toxic shock syndrome)
- ... for laboratory analysis. If you develop toxic shock syndrome, you'll likely be hospitalized and need antibiotics. Doctors will try to determine the source of the infection. Along with antibiotics, ...
- 26. Toxic hepatitis
- (Toxic hepatitis)
- ... (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), rosuvastatin (Crestor), ketoconazole, certain antibiotics, certain antivirals and anabolic steroids. ...
- 27. Preeclampsia
- (Preeclampsia)
- ... indicate that antibiotics could play a role in prevention of preeclampsia. More study is needed. Vitamin D insufficiency. There's also some evidence that insufficient vitamin D intake increases ...
- 28. Tooth abscess
- (Tooth abscess )
- ... infection may help target treatment, especially if first line antibiotics aren't successful. The goal of treatment is to drain the abscess and eliminate the infection. To accomplish this, your dentist ...
- 29. Tonsillitis
- (Tonsillitis)
- ... antibiotics. Your child will likely be better within seven to 10 days. At-home care strategies to use during the recovery time include the following: Encourage rest. Encourage your child to ...
- 30. Folliculitis
- (Folliculitis)
- ... prevalent as shaving continues. Severe sycosis barbae may cause scarring. Gram-negative folliculitis. This sometimes develops if you're receiving long-term antibiotic treatment for acne. Antibiotics ...
- 31. Thrombocytopenia
- (Thrombocytopenia)
- ... platelets. Examples include heparin, quinidine, quinine, sulfa-containing antibiotics, interferon, anticonvulsants and gold salts. Dangerous internal bleeding can occur when your platelet count ...
- 32. Tetralogy of Fallot
- (Tetralogy of Fallot)
- ... Sometimes, doctors recommend that your child take antibiotics during dental procedures to prevent infections that may cause endocarditis, an inflammation of the lining of the heart. Although, in cases ...
- 33. Tetanus
- (Tetanus)
- ... may give you a tetanus antitoxin, such as tetanus immune globulin. However, the antitoxin can neutralize only toxin that hasn't yet bonded to nerve tissue. Antibiotics. Your doctor may also give ...
- 34. Dry eyes
- (Dry eyes)
- ... doctor may refer you to a rheumatologist for evaluation. Medications Prescriptions used to treat dry eyes include: Antibiotics to reduce eyelid inflammation. If inflammation along the edge of ...
- 35. Tuberculosis
- (Tuberculosis)
- ... Drug-resistant TB Another reason tuberculosis remains a major killer is the increase in drug-resistant strains of the bacterium. Ever since the first antibiotics were used to fight tuberculosis ...
- 36. Rotavirus
- (Rotavirus)
- ... in a lab to confirm the diagnosis. There's no specific treatment for a rotavirus infection. Antibiotics won't help a rotavirus infection. Usually, the infection resolves within three to eight days. ...
- 37. Roseola
- (Roseola)
- ... ganciclovir (Cytovene) to treat the infection in people with weakened immunity. Antibiotics aren't effective in treating viral illnesses, such as roseola. Because there's no vaccine to prevent roseola, ...
- 38. Rosacea
- (Rosacea)
- ... or as part of a maintenance program to control symptoms. Common topical medications include antibiotics such as metronidazole (Metrocream, Metrogel, others), tretinoin (Atralin, Renova, others), benzoyl ...
- 39. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- (Rocky Mountain spotted fever)
- ... appears on the wrists and ankles. Rocky Mountain spotted fever responds well to prompt treatment with antibiotics. If left untreated, however, the disease can cause serious complications and even death. ...
- 40. Tinnitus
- (Tinnitus)
- ... using these drugs. Medications known to cause or worsen tinnitus include: Antibiotics, including chloramphenicol, erythromycin, gentamicin, vancomycin and bleomycin Cancer medications, including ...