COVID‐19 co‐infection in a patient with brucellosis

An 89‐year‐old male case was hospitalized in the COVID‐19 department. His CT scan showed nodular opacities, also a variable low P O2, elevated transaminases, and a high D‐dimer concentration. The patient diagnosed with active brucellosis. Finally, he treated by combination of doxycycline and rifampi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical case reports 2022-09, Vol.10 (9), p.e6367-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Shabani, Shiva, Ghadimi, Saleh
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An 89‐year‐old male case was hospitalized in the COVID‐19 department. His CT scan showed nodular opacities, also a variable low P O2, elevated transaminases, and a high D‐dimer concentration. The patient diagnosed with active brucellosis. Finally, he treated by combination of doxycycline and rifampicin in addition to anti‐COVID‐19 treatment. Brucellosis should be overlooked other endemic diseases in COVID‐19 patients based on the history of admitted patients.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.6367