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Case Report: Coronavirus Disease and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Report of Two Cases.
Gadelha Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil; Gomes Moreira, Ana Livia; Austregésilo Corrêa, Eduardo; Landim de Oliveira Lima, Cicero Allan; Lopes, Isadora Maria Praciano; de Holanda, Pablo Eliack Linhares; Nunes, Fernanda Remígio; Pires Neto, Roberto da Justa.
  • Gadelha Farias LAB; 1Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará (ESP/CE), Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Gomes Moreira AL; 2Hospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas (HSJ), Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Austregésilo Corrêa E; 1Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará (ESP/CE), Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Landim de Oliveira Lima CA; 2Hospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas (HSJ), Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Lopes IMP; 1Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará (ESP/CE), Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • de Holanda PEL; 2Hospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas (HSJ), Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Nunes FR; 1Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará (ESP/CE), Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Pires Neto RDJ; 2Hospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas (HSJ), Fortaleza, Brazil.
Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 103(4): 1593-1596, 2020 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-890582
ABSTRACT
Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2/Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in patients with HIV/AIDS has not been previously reported. Here, we present two cases of coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and MTB in patients with HIV. The first case is a 39-year-old patient who was admitted with a 7-day history of fever, myalgia, headache, and cough. The second patient is a 43-year-old man who had a 1-month history of cough with hemoptoic sputum, evolving to mild respiratory distress in the last 7 days. Both patients already had pulmonary tuberculosis and subsequently developed SARS-CoV-2 infection during the 2020 pandemic. Nonadherence to antiretroviral treatment may have been a factor in the clinical worsening of the patients.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / HIV Infections / Patient Compliance / Coronavirus Infections / Cough Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ajtmh.20-0737

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / HIV Infections / Patient Compliance / Coronavirus Infections / Cough Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ajtmh.20-0737