A case of concomitant pulmonary embolism and pulmonary tuberculosis in the era of COVID 19, a matter of cautious approach

Sinda Dakhlia; Phool Iqbal; Muhammad Abubakar; Sabeen Zara; Muhammad Murtaza; Adel Al Bozom; Nedia Neffati

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4071

A case of concomitant pulmonary embolism and pulmonary tuberculosis in the era of COVID 19, a matter of cautious approach

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Mar 24;9(5):e04071. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4071. eCollection 2021 May.

Authors

Sinda Dakhlia¹, Phool Iqbal¹, Muhammad Abubakar¹, Sabeen Zara¹, Muhammad Murtaza¹, Adel Al Bozom¹, Nedia Neffati¹

Affiliation

¹ Internal Medicine Department Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is known to the world for many years. It is associated with various complications and rarely with pulmonary embolism. However, due to its commonalities of presenting features with COVID 19, it can easily be missed and may be life threatening.

Keywords: COVID 19; SARS‐ CoV‐2; anti‐coagulation; pulmonary embolism; pulmonary tuberculosis; thromboembolism.

Publication types

Case Reports