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

Jamal Zaini; Muhamad Rizqy Fadhillah; Tina Reisa; Fathiyah Isbaniyah; Raden Rara Diah Handayani

doi:10.3855/jidc.15481

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

Authors

Jamal Zaini Oncology division, Departement of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Persahabatan National Respiratory Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-6312
Muhamad Rizqy Fadhillah Oncology division, Departement of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Persahabatan National Respiratory Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3388-4864
Tina Reisa Asthma and COPD Division, Departement of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Persahabatan National Respiratory Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Fathiyah Isbaniah Infectious Disease Division, Departement of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Persahabatan National Respiratory Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Raden Rara Diah Handayani Infectious Disease Division, Departement of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Persahabatan National Respiratory Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3647-2670

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.15481

Keywords:

COVID-19, Tuberculosis, Diagnosis, Prognosis

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.

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2022-03-31

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Zaini J, Fadhillah MR, Reisa T, Isbaniyah F, Handayani RRD (2022) The Tuberculosis and COVID-19 coinfection: A report of two cases at a tertiary referral in Indonesia. J Infect Dev Ctries 16:478–483. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15481

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Vol. 16 No. 03: March 2022

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Coronavirus Pandemic

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