Septic Shock in the Course of Disseminated Tuberculosis in A COVID-19 Positive Patient with Concomitant AIDS

Daria Ovcharuk, Isabel Jaszewski and Dawid Porowski

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2023, vol. 5, issue 2, 1-4

Abstract: A 23-year-old male patient presented to the Provincial Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Poland in February 2022 with severe septic shock in the course of COVID-19 infection. The patient’s history and physical exam indicated a suspicion of HIV, TB, and COVID-19 triple coinfection. Numerous ulcers and phlegmon were present on the lower limbs and back with the patient complaining of difficulty walking. Laboratory tests came back positive for COVID-19, saliva tests were positive for active tuberculosis, and blood test results for the CD4 count were

Keywords: COVID-19; disseminated TB; HIV/AIDS; human immunodeficiency virus; septic shock; septicemia; mycobacterium tuberculosis; tuberculosis; ulcer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2023.5.2.1562

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