Patients who catch a cold during the treatment of tuberculous pleurisy can take antiviral drugs of the antipyretic type, and also pay attention to drinking plenty of water and resting as well. If the patient develops fever, antipyretic treatment can be given. The actual treatment of tuberculosis pleurisy is as follows: 1. anti-tuberculosis treatment should be standardized: under the guidance of a doctor, the drug should be used in sufficient quantity, the full course of treatment, not to stop the drug prematurely, the general course of treatment in about 9-12 months. 2. regular life and living: do not overexert yourself, usually to keep a relaxed mood, appropriate physical exercise. 3. diet should be rich in nutrition: eat more high-protein, high vitamin food, avoid spicy, fire, phlegm food. The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the food you are eating. If tuberculous pleurisy can be diagnosed early and standardized treatment, the prognosis is mostly good, while delayed diagnosis and irregular treatment can be transformed into chronic encapsulated pleurisy, pleural tuberculoma, and even tuberculous abscess chest.