COVID-19 and tuberculosis co-infection in pregnancy – A case series and review
Pranav Modi
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, NerulNavi Mumbai, India
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, Roshni Khanna
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, NerulNavi Mumbai, India
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, Nanditha Reddy
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, NerulNavi Mumbai, India
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, Ashwini Patankar
Department of Internal Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, NerulNavi Mumbai, India
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, Shahid Patel
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, NerulNavi Mumbai, India
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, Girija Nair
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, NerulNavi Mumbai, India
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, Sriram Gopal
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, NerulNavi Mumbai, India
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and Abhay Uppe
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, NerulNavi Mumbai, India
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Apr 01, 2022
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Article Category: Case study
Published Online: Apr 01, 2022
Page range: 127 - 134
Received: Jan 27, 2021
Accepted: Feb 26, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212502.d-21-00002
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© 2021 Pranav Modi et al., published by Sciendo
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Various guidelines are in place for management for COVID-19 and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in pregnancy. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are no significant guidelines for the management of COVID-19 and PTB co-infection in pregnancy. Pregnancy being an altered physiological state, the use of various drugs and their outcomes are altered. Here we present two cases of COVID-19 and PTB co-infection in pregnancy which were managed successfully.