Ülkü SİYAH, Salih CESUR, Ayşe BÜYÜKDEMİRCİ, Cigdem ATAMAN HATİPOGLU, Sami KINIKLI

COVID-19 pnCOVID-19 pömonisi ile karışan eş zamanlı Pneumocystis jirovecii pnömonisi ve Akciğer tüberkülozu tanısı konulan bir HIV/AIDS olgusu

Bakteriyel ve fungal infeksiyonlar COVID-19 ile birlikte görülebilir. Ayrıca, bazı infeksiyon hastalıkları COVID-19 infeksiyonuna bağlı pnömoni ile karışabilir. Bu yazıda, COVID-19 pnömonisi ön tanısıyla kliniğimize sevkedilen, HIV infeksiyonuna bağlı Pneumocystis jiroveci pnömonisi ve akciğer tüberkülozu tanısı konulan 60 yaşında bir erkek hasta sunuldu. Hastanın başvuru esnasındaki ateş, öksürük ve balgam çıkarma yakınmaları Pneumocystis jiroveci ve akciğer tüberkülozu tedavisi sonrasında tamamen düzeldi.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

COVID-19 pnömonisi, syırıcı tanı, , HIV/AIDS, , Pneumocystis jirovecii, Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A HIV /AIDS case diagnosed with concomitant Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis confused with COVID-19 pneumonia

Bacterial and fungal infections can be seen with COVID-19.Besides, some infectious diseases may be confused with pneumonia due to COVID-19 infection. In this article, a 60-year-old male patient who was referred to our clinic with a preliminary diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia and finally diagnosed with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis due to HIV infection is presented. The patient's complaints of fever, cough and sputum production at the time of admission completely resolved after Pneumocystis jirovecii and pulmonary tuberculosis treatments.

Keywords:

COVID-19 pneumonia, differential diagnosis, HIV/AIDS, Pneumocytis jirovecii, Mycobacterium tuberculosis,

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