When Tuberculosis Co-Presenting with COVID-19 Becomes a Challenge, Case Report and Short Review

Tan Ching Yee; Yee Szemen; Alvin Wang Dingyuan; Foo Rui Min

doi:10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11861

Tan Ching Yee Department of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.
Yee Szemen Department of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.
Alvin Wang Dingyuan Department of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.
Foo Rui Min Department of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11861

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Miliary tuberculosis

Abstract

With current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, patients with respiratory symptoms are diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 more readily, but we may oversee some prevalent infective diseases that may co-exist. We report a case of SARS-CoV-2/tuberculosis co-infection and the importance of considering tuberculosis amidst SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.