Helminthic Infection in the Background of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: An Underreported Co-infection
| Autor: | Yajur Arya, Nikita N Hapani, Saurabh Gaba, Monica Gupta, Arshi Syal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Abdominal pain
medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Pulmonology Nausea pulmonary Mebendazole Infectious Disease Disease mebendazole Ascariasis Internal medicine parasitic diseases medicine Internal Medicine Helminths helminths business.industry General Engineering medicine.disease ascariasis tuberculosis Vomiting medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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