Case report of active pulmonary TB in a sickle cell disease patient

Lina Okar; Mohamad Rezek; Mohamed Talaat Abdelhamid; Mohamed A Yassin

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103073

Case report of active pulmonary TB in a sickle cell disease patient

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Nov 16:72:103073. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103073. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

Lina Okar¹, Mohamad Rezek¹, Mohamed Talaat Abdelhamid², Mohamed A Yassin³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Education, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
² Department of Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
³ Department of Medical Oncology, Hematology Section, National Center for Cancer Care & Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

Both Sickle cell disease (SCD) and Tuberculosis (TB) are prevalent, and mostly concentrated in similar geographic areas. Since there is an overlap of the possible presenting symptoms of SCD complications and TB, a low threshold for suspicion of TB in these patients is recommended. We present a case of an active TB infection in a SCD patient that presented mainly with chronic cough.

Keywords: Cavities; Pulmonary; SCD, Sickle cell disease; Sickle cell disease; TB, Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis.

Publication types

Case Reports