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Sheryl, thank you,thank you so much for your help with this. The person in question will head to Thailand asap to try to resolve this (one way or another) or at least be able to discount things from the possible differential opinions.

Thank you so much!

On 12/15/2018 at 2:30 PM, Sheryl said:

Yes, I need more information in order to recommend the best doctor.

 

He will not be able to just book a spinal tap, it will have to be prescribed and performed by a doctor. At this point I can't even be sure if he needs and Infectious disease specialist or a neurologist.

 

The choice of hospital is not important, spinal taps and analysis of sponal fluid can be done in any medium to large sized hospital in Bangkok. It is the choice of doctor that matters.

Hi Sheryl!
 

The guy in question has had differential diagnosis for a brain tumour (we are currently in Europe) with some Oncologists saying its a tumour (but they are not all in agreement) and some radiologists saying it looks like encephalitis (viral or bacterial is unsure).
The patient lived in Thailand for quite a while and perhaps he became infected by something in the time he was there.
At this point the patient is NOT opting for a brain biopsy as (again!) medical opinion is divided about the safety of the procedure. So the strategy now is to try to find an Infectious disease doctor in Bangkok or a major city in Thailand who can write an exhaustive list of bacterial and viral agents specific to that area (also including Japanese encephalitis and any other foreign strains that exist there)and then a spinal tap can be done in a clinic or hospital with those agents being screened for.
Phew!

Sorry about the info overload just now but I thought the more you know about this then perhaps the easier it would be to steer the guy in the right direction.
Thank you for any guidance you can offer me on this Sheryl...its much appreciated.

 

HI there.

I´m looking for a recommendation for a doctor for infectious disease working at a clinic in Bangkok or other major city in the country.

I need a Doc who can come up with a good list of local bad s**t (virus and bacteria) that can then be screened for with a spinal tap in a local hospital.

Thank you for any advice you can offer me.

Cheers.

Hi there.

I would appreciate a little guidance and help here.
I have a friend who needs some good international standard medical examinations in Bangkok (a spinal tap to be precise) and would appreciate any advice or recommendations about which medical centre  he should go to ...he is pretty ill (possible brain bacteria or viral agent picked up in Thailand) so I really appreciate your help with this.

Cheers.