My sister is suffering from lymph nodes TB. She had taken all the course of tablets for 6 months but now she is feels the same symtoms of it. will it contaminate others. pls let me know. Read more at
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. No, lymph node tuberculosis is not contagious and can not spread to others. Usual duration treatment for lymph node tb is 6-8 months. So she has taken appropriate duration of treatment. Since she is having recurrence of symptoms, we should rule out Chat Doctor.  For this, she needs ultrasound examination neck to see for lymph node size. Excision biopsy of the lymph node is needed to rule out