Prognosis and treatment of COVID-19 infection while receiving treatment for comorbid active tuberculosis: report of two cases

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 51 - 55, 30.09.2022

Yelda Varol , Hilal Özdemir Demirci , Onur Karaman , Tülay Akarca , Diğdem Özbakır

https://doi.org/10.33204/mucosa.1115584

Abstract

Tuberculosis is still a serious public health issue in underdeveloped countries. There is presently little clinical experience with the co-existence of tuberculosis and COVID-19 infection, presented as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, which was first observed in China in December 2019. This case report details the diagnostic and treatment stages of two patients who had active tuberculosis and COVID-19 infection, as well as the outcomes of their therapies, both of which were effective.

Keywords

tuberculosis, covid-19, co-infection

Aktif tüberküloz tedavisi sırasında gelişen COVID-19 enfeksiyonunun tedavi ve prognozu: İki olgu sunumu

Abstract

Tüberküloz, az gelişmiş ülkelerde hala ciddi bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Tüberküloz ve COVID-19 enfeksiyonunun birlikteliği ile ilgili çok az sayıda klinik deneyim mevcuttur. COVID-19 enfeksiyonu ilk kez şiddetli akut solunum sendromu tablosu olarak Çin’de Aralık 2019’da görülmüştür. Bu raporda aktif tüberkülozu ve COVID-19 enfeksiyonu olan iki hastanın tanı ve başarılı olan tedavi aşamaları detaylı olarak sunulmuştur.

Keywords

tüberküloz, covid-19, koenfeksiyon

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