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What Causes Re Occurrence Of TB With Swollen Lymph Nodes?
Hello doc, my mother is suffering from extra pulmonary TB of the lymph nodes and had been on continuous treatment for 7 months. Last month the blood reports showed that the TB no longer existed, so the doctor advised her to stop the treatment. But today after a month later her lymph nodes again have painful swelling and the symptoms seem to have reoccurred. Is there a possibility that there is a reoccurrence. Is this dangerous and what does she have to do now.Can she be completely cured.
Thu, 24 Dec 2015
Hi. I can understand your concern.
Lymphnode TB diagnosis can be confirmed only by doing a aspiration or biopsy of the lymphnode and doing AFB smear and histopathological examination of the same. Consult a pulmonologist for the same. Recurrence if treated properly is not common.
Don't worry, she will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Lymphnode TB diagnosis can be confirmed only by doing a aspiration or biopsy of the lymphnode and doing AFB smear and histopathological examination of the same. Consult a pulmonologist for the same. Recurrence if treated properly is not common.
Don't worry, she will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
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