When Tuberculosis Co-Presenting with COVID-19 Becomes a Challenge, Case Report and Short Review
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With current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, patients with respiratory symptoms are diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 more readily, but we may oversee some prevalent infective diseases that may co-exist. We report a case of SARS-CoV-2/tuberculosis co-infection and the importance of considering tuberculosis amidst SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
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| Issue | Vol 7 No 5 (2022): September-October | |
| Section | Case Report(s) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11861 | |
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| SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Miliary tuberculosis | ||
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Ching Yee T, Szemen Y, Wang Dingyuan A, Rui Min F. When Tuberculosis Co-Presenting with COVID-19 Becomes a Challenge, Case Report and Short Review. CRCP. 2023;7(5):231-233.
