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What Causes Recurring Tuberculous In Glands Of Neck?
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i have gland tb 2 years ago...and i have treatment....the gland was in my left neck....i had medicine for 8 months.....while i was having medicine another gland tb arise on my right side of neck which was really painful.....it pains a lot then i have enclave 625mg medicine and i was ok ....but after 1 year on i have gland tb on same part on my right neck and it pains alot....why have again gland tb after 1year even if i had treatment and have medicine...what is the reason behind it ? please help me...doctor
i have gland tb 2 years ago...and i have treatment....the gland was in my left neck....i had medicine for 8 months.....while i was having medicine another gland tb arise on my right side of neck which was really painful.....it pains a lot then i have enclave 625mg medicine and i was ok ....but after 1 year on i have gland tb on same part on my right neck and it pains alot....why have again gland tb after 1year even if i had treatment and have medicine...what is the reason behind it ? please help me...doctor
Mon, 18 Aug 2014
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I had gone through your query and understood your concerns.
These can be following causes for occurrence of TB again
1.Reinfection
2.Reactivation of previous dormant bacilli
Hope this guides you. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
If you do not have any clarifications, you can please close the discussion. Thank you.
Wishing you good health
Thanks for writing in HCM
I had gone through your query and understood your concerns.
These can be following causes for occurrence of TB again
1.Reinfection
2.Reactivation of previous dormant bacilli
Hope this guides you. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
If you do not have any clarifications, you can please close the discussion. Thank you.
Wishing you good health
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