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Editor, Senior Moderator
IDCases
. 2020;22:e00973.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00973. Epub 2020 Sep 28.
Cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis with COVID-19 coinfection
Zohaib Yousaf[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Adeel A Khan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Haseeb A Chaudhary[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kamran Mushtaq[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Jabeed Parengal[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mohamad Aboukamar[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Muhammad Umair Khan[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Mouhand F H Mohamed[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the healthcare system worldwide, leading to an approach favoring judicious resource allocation. A focus on resource preservation can result in anchoring bias and missed concurrent diagnosis. Coinfection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has implications beyond morbidity at the individual level and can lead to unintended TB exposure to others. We present six cases of COVID-19 with newly diagnosed cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis to highlight the significance of this phenomenon and favorable outcomes if recognized early.
Keywords: COVID-19; Co-infection; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Pulmonary tuberculosis; SAR-CoV-2; TB.
. 2020;22:e00973.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00973. Epub 2020 Sep 28.
Cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis with COVID-19 coinfection
Zohaib Yousaf[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Adeel A Khan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Haseeb A Chaudhary[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kamran Mushtaq[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Jabeed Parengal[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mohamad Aboukamar[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Muhammad Umair Khan[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Mouhand F H Mohamed[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33014710
- PMCID: PMC7521360
- DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00973
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the healthcare system worldwide, leading to an approach favoring judicious resource allocation. A focus on resource preservation can result in anchoring bias and missed concurrent diagnosis. Coinfection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has implications beyond morbidity at the individual level and can lead to unintended TB exposure to others. We present six cases of COVID-19 with newly diagnosed cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis to highlight the significance of this phenomenon and favorable outcomes if recognized early.
Keywords: COVID-19; Co-infection; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Pulmonary tuberculosis; SAR-CoV-2; TB.