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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Is TB At The Neck Area Contagious?

Hellow doctor,

Previously I had been suffering from abdominal Polysyrosis pelueal effusion (abdominal tuberculosis). So was having aka for four months n later akt3. Now gland appears inside left necek n test of fnac found positive. What should I do? Is it spreadable? Should I not marry?or sex?
Fri, 9 Jan 2015
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Hello
Your history of illness is very ambiguous .
On the one side ,you mentioned that you were a patient of pleural effusion ( this means there was pulmonary tuberculosis ) ,while you also mentioned that you were a patient of abdominal tuberculosis .
You took akt 4 ( rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinemide and isoniazide ) for 4 months .
Later on akt 3 ( rifampicin. isonazide and ethambutol ) .
Still you developed tubercular lymphadenitis ( lymph node tuberculosis 0 , confirmed by biopsy and positive .
In my opinion , you should consult CHEST & TUBERCULOSIS specialist and take this treatment according to WHO recommendation .
This is communicable if bacilli are still present in lungs .
Before marriage ,please take a full anti tubercular course ( that too under strict medical supervision ) .
Once your doctor declare you as tuberculosis free then get sex or marriage .
Hope this will be useful for you.
One more thing if anti tubercular treatment is taken in haphazard way , patient may develop resistance , that is not good , so be careful about treatment .
Good luck.
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Is TB At The Neck Area Contagious?

Hello Your history of illness is very ambiguous . On the one side ,you mentioned that you were a patient of pleural effusion ( this means there was pulmonary tuberculosis ) ,while you also mentioned that you were a patient of abdominal tuberculosis . You took akt 4 ( rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinemide and isoniazide ) for 4 months . Later on akt 3 ( rifampicin. isonazide and ethambutol ) . Still you developed tubercular lymphadenitis ( lymph node tuberculosis 0 , confirmed by biopsy and positive . In my opinion , you should consult CHEST & TUBERCULOSIS specialist and take this treatment according to WHO recommendation . This is communicable if bacilli are still present in lungs . Before marriage ,please take a full anti tubercular course ( that too under strict medical supervision ) . Once your doctor declare you as tuberculosis free then get sex or marriage . Hope this will be useful for you. One more thing if anti tubercular treatment is taken in haphazard way , patient may develop resistance , that is not good , so be careful about treatment . Good luck.