Tuberculosis (TB) is known to the world for many years. It is associated with various complications and rarely with pulmonary embolism. However, due to its commonalities of presenting features with COVID 19, it can easily be missed and may be life threatening.
Introduction and Importance:
Measles is an acute febrile viral illness with a characteristic rash. It is usually present in children. Due to the vaccine’s development and wide use, serious complications are quite infrequent in vaccine-covered areas.
Case Presentation:
A 36-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with a fever and a macular rash affecting the face and upper trunk. She was found to have transaminitis and later developed bilateral pulmonary infiltrates with decreased oxygen saturation. After extensive work, the measles PCR returned positive results. The patient was treated conservatively until she recovered.
Discussion:
Measles pneumonitis is a rare complication that usually occurs in immunosuppressed patients. Due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, diagnosis can be difficult, especially if the presentation is not classic.
Conclusion:
We report this case to emphasize the importance of correct diagnosis and proper management.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) and Novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID
19) primarily affect the lungs. Both diseases present with fever, cough,
and shortness of breath and possess thrombotic potential as well.
Therefore in COVID 19 pandemic, PTB must be taken into consideration for
suspected cases in order to avoid fatal consequences.
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