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Home Health Query Pulmonology/ Respiratory Medicine I've just been diagnosed with TB and I'm wondering...

Female
31 Years
22/01/2025

I've just been diagnosed with TB and I'm wondering if it's okay for me to wash my hair. Also, is being out in the sunlight something I should be worried about with TB? I could really use some advice on this.

Answered by 1 Apollo Doctors

Dr Mubarak Parveez B

General Practitioner

MBBS
2+ Yrs

Yes, sunlight is helpful in extrapulmonary tb only.

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