Case report of active pulmonary TB in a sickle cell disease patient

Volume: 72, Pages: 103073 - 103073
Published: Dec 1, 2021
Abstract
Both Sickle cell disease (SCD) and Tuberculosis (TB) are prevalent, and mostly concentrated in similar geographic areas. Since there is an overlap of the possible presenting symptoms of SCD complications and TB, a low threshold for suspicion of TB in these patients is recommended. We present a case of an active TB infection in a SCD patient that presented mainly with chronic cough. • SCD and TB has similar geographic pattern in prevalence. •...
Paper Details
Title
Case report of active pulmonary TB in a sickle cell disease patient
Published Date
Dec 1, 2021
Volume
72
Pages
103073 - 103073
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