Disseminated tuberculosis in a child during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case report and literature review

Disseminated tuberculosis in a child during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case report and literature review

BackgroundDisseminated tuberculosis is an uncommon but devastating form of tuberculosis, possibly developing with the immune response of patients. COVID-19 infection may produce an immunosuppressive effect with possible implications for tuberculosis dissemination.Case presentationA 17-year-old femal...

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Main Authors: Taoping Weng, Yaqiong Dong, Niwen Huang, Chenqu Zhao, Lei Zhang, Shan Cao, Jing Tang, Danni Zhang, Xianming Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
tuberculosis
disseminated tuberculosis
COVID-19
immunosuppression
treatment
case report
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1249878/full

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