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

Authors

  • 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.

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Published

2023-02-06

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Volume (7) issue (5)

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