Concomitant tuberculosis and aspergillosis in patients with COVID-19: a case report

Elahe Sasani; Sadegh Khodavaisy; Mohammadreza Salehi; Sareh Bagheri-Josheghani; Mahsa Abdorahimi; Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi; Alireza Abdollahi; Amir Salami; Marjan Sohrabi; Arezoo Salami Khaneshan

doi:10.18502/ijm.v16i3.15800

Iranian Journal of Microbiology (Jun 2024)

Concomitant tuberculosis and aspergillosis in patients with COVID-19: a case report

Elahe Sasani,
Sadegh Khodavaisy,
Mohammadreza Salehi,
Sareh Bagheri-Josheghani,
Mahsa Abdorahimi,
Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi,
Alireza Abdollahi,
Amir Salami,
Marjan Sohrabi,
Arezoo Salami Khaneshan

Affiliations

Elahe Sasani: Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Sadegh Khodavaisy: Zoonoses Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammadreza Salehi: Research Center for Antibiotic Stewardship and Antimicrobial Resistance, Infectious Diseases Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sareh Bagheri-Josheghani: Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
Mahsa Abdorahimi: Department of Microbiology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi: Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Alireza Abdollahi: Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Amir Salami: Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Marjan Sohrabi: Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Arezoo Salami Khaneshan: Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijm.v16i3.15800
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 3

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Coexisting pulmonary aspergillosis and tuberculosis in a post-COVID-19 patient is rare. Here, we are going to report a case of combined pulmonary aspergillosis and tuberculosis in a 51-year-old female who was previously diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient was treated with voriconazole and anti-tuberculosis agents.

Published in Iranian Journal of Microbiology

ISSN: 2008-3289 (Print); 2008-4447 (Online)
Publisher: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://ijm.tums.ac.ir

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