3. RESULTS
96 tuberculosis patients with an average age of 38.3 years old (2 -24 years old) were inquired for this study. patients consisted of 68 (78.2%) men and 26 (29.9%) women. 3 (3.1%) of the mentioned tuberculosis patients were diagnosed with co-infection COVID-19 infection. The average age of these three patients with SARS-CoV-2-TB co-infection was 35.6 years old, all three of them were men and their history is as followed. These results highlight the importance of investigating COVID-19 co-infections during the pandemic.

4. CASE REPORT

Case 1

A 49-year-old man from Shadegan, Iran with active extrapulmonary tuberculosis who was diagnosed in September 2019. After detecting the COVID-19 virus in his nasopharyngeal swabs sample via RT-PCR, the patient was analyzed through the course of his disease and treatment. The clinical symptoms of this patient included cough, fatigue, and body aches. Due to the importance of underlying diseases in the course of COVID-19, it was taken into consideration and the patient was inquired on this subject. It was found that he had an underlying kidney disease and was on dialysis. His weight was reportedly normal (BMI=21.3). According to the reports, the patient had no prior or recent contact with COVID-19-infected patients. Since this patient was in good overall condition and the viral infection was not severe, he did not need to be hospitalized. After the prescription of Sovodak, the patient was quarantined at home and fully recovered eventually.

Case 2

A 43-year-old man who was diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis in February 2020 in Khoramshahr, Iran. After identifying the virus in his swab sample, using the RT-PCR method, the patient was examined for further evaluation. The clinical symptoms of this patient consisted of cough, myalgia, fatigue, and fever. This patient had underlying diabetes and was overweight (BMI=28.3). Reportedly, he had no history of contact with COVID-19-infected patients but he reported traveling abroad to Basra, Iraq. Since the patient’s condition was not severe, he was quarantined at home after a prescription of sovodak. The patient’s recovery and treatment were monitored and he recovered completely.

Case 3

A 30-year-old man living in Abadan, Iran with active pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed in July 2019 was evaluated after detecting COVID-19 virus RNA in his swab sample via RT-PCR. The clinical symptoms of this patient were fever, fatigue, myalgia, cough, and high blood pressure. He had underlying Dyspnea and displayed severe weight loss (BMI= 13). The patient also had HIV co-infection. He did not report any recent contact with COVID-19-infected patients. Due to favorable conditions, he was not hospitalized and was quarantined at home after the prescription of Sovodok. This patient’s course of the disease was evaluated and controlled. Eventually, he passed away due to TB-HIV-SARS-CoV-2 co-infection, high blood pressure, and disease progression.