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.