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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct;92(10):1802-1806.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.25943. Epub 2020 Aug 2.

COVID-19 in tuberculosis patients: A report of three cases

Guiqing He  1   2 , Jing Wu  3 , Jichan Shi  1 , Jianyi Dai  1 , Michelle Gamber  4 , Xiangao Jiang  5 , Wenjie Sun  6 , Jing Cai  7
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Case Reports

COVID-19 in tuberculosis patients: A report of three cases

Guiqing He et al. J Med Virol. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: coronavirus; immune responses; infection.

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The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial CT images of the chest in patient 3 with the COVID‐19 and tuberculosis coinfection. A, CT obtained on day 2. A1, Stripe of high‐density shadow with a cavitating lesion in the right upper lobe. A2, Stripe of high‐density shadow in the right upper lobe. A3, Pathy ground‐glass opacities (GGOs) in the left lower lobe. B, CT obtained on day 7. B1, Stripe of high‐density shadow with a cavitating lesion in the right upper lobe, slight GGO in the left upper lobe. B2, Stripe of high‐density shadow on the right middle lobe, subpleural (GGOs) in the right upper lobe. Multifocal, limited GGO is seen in the left lungs. B3, Increased multiple GGOs and consolidation in the left lower lobe with air bronchograms. C, CT obtained on day 16. C1, Stripe of high‐density shadow with a cavitating lesion in the right upper lobe, slight GGO in the left upper lobe. C2, Stripe of high‐density shadow on the right middle lobe, absorption of GGO bilaterally. C3, GGO and consolidation in left lower lobe. D, CT obtained on day 22. D1, Stripe of high‐density shadow with a cavitating lesion in the right upper lobe, absorption of GGO in the left upper lobe. D2, Stripe of high‐density shadow on the right middle lobe, absorption of GGO bilaterally. D3, GGO and consolidation in left lower lobe. E, Follow‐up CT obtained on day 59. E1, Stripe of high‐density shadow with a cavitating lesion in the right upper lobe. E2, Stripe of high‐density shadow on right middle lobe, absorption of GGO bilaterally. E3, Absorption of GGO in the left lower lobe. Yellow arrows demonstrated the lesion of tuberculosis. Green arrows demonstrated the lesion of COVID‐19. COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; CT, computed tomography
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