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A 20-year-old female asked:

Tb lymphadenitis can pass to fetus after completion of tb treatment? will the enlarged lymph node remain permanently enlarged even after treatment?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
No: With successful treatment the enlarged nodes will shrink and the infection will not spread to the fetus.
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