The Tuberculosis and COVID-19 coinfection: A report of two cases at a tertiary referral in Indonesia

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2022 Mar 31;16(3):478-483. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15481.

Abstract

COVID-19 cases are still rising globally in the middle of the tuberculosis epidemic. Several countries have reported TB-COVID-19 coinfection that could pose a double burden in the health care facilities in developing countries. We reported two pulmonary tuberculosis patients coinfected with COVID-19 with an overlapping clinical manifestation of tuberculosis and COVID-19 with a good prognosis at the end of COVID-19 treatment. This paper aims to discuss TB patients' susceptibility against SARS-COV-2 infection, the clinical profile of TB-COVID-19 coinfection, and the disease's prognosis. The clinician should be aware of both common disease symptoms that appear in a patient and should be confirmed and treat promptly.

Keywords: COVID-19; Tuberculosis; diagnosis; prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
  • Coinfection* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Indonesia
  • Referral and Consultation
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tuberculosis* / complications
  • Tuberculosis* / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis* / drug therapy