Concomitant tuberculosis and aspergillosis in patients with COVID-19: a case report

Elahe Sasani; Sadegh Khodavaisy; Mohammadreza Salehi; Sareh Bagheri-Josheghani; Mahsa Abdorahimi; Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi; Alireza Abdollahi; Amir Salami; Marjan Sohrabi; Salami Khaneshan

doi:10.18502/ijm.v16i3.15800

Elahe Sasani Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Sadegh Khodavaisy Zoonoses Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammadreza Salehi Research Center for Antibiotic Stewardship and Antimicrobial Resistance, Infectious Diseases Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sareh Bagheri-Josheghani Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
Mahsa Abdorahimi Department of Microbiology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Alireza Abdollahi Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Amir Salami Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Marjan Sohrabi Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Salami Khaneshan Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijm.v16i3.15800

Keywords: Pulmonary; Aspergillosis; Tuberculosis; COVID-19; Coinfection

Abstract

Coexisting pulmonary aspergillosis and tuberculosis in a post-COVID-19 patient is rare. Here, we are going to report a case of combined pulmonary aspergillosis and tuberculosis in a 51-year-old female who was previously diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient was treated with voriconazole and anti-tuberculosis agents.