Helminthic Infection in the Background of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: An Underreported Co-infection.
ascariasis
helminths
mebendazole
pulmonary
tuberculosis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 Mar 2021
06 Mar 2021
Historique:
entrez:
12
4
2021
pubmed:
13
4
2021
medline:
13
4
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Helminthic infections are widely prevalent in resource-poor countries. Tuberculosis, a disease contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality in endemic areas, often co-exists with helminthic infections. Poor living standards predispose to both of them. Moreover, untreated helminthic infection enhances the deleterious impact of tuberculosis, largely through immunological alteration. We are reporting the case of a 22-year-old male who presented with a month-long history of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever and cough complicated by hemoptysis, along with an episode of the passage of a worm in the vomitus. A thorough workup revealed active pulmonary tuberculosis co-existing with intestinal ascariasis. Anti-helminthic therapy was initiated along with anti-tubercular therapy, leading to significant improvement.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33842119
doi: 10.7759/cureus.13741
pmc: PMC8022635
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e13741Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Syal et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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