Open AccessDiagnostic and surgical challenges in disseminated tuberculosis presenting as acute abdomen during COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Deepak Rajput,
Shashank Kumar,
Ankit Rai,
S Chezhian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jrsm open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2054-2704
DOI - 10.1177/2054270420985736
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , tuberculosis , intensive care medicine , acute abdomen , virology , radiology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak
Due to the lack of much insight into the SARS-CoV-2 and overlapping symptoms and signs with other respiratory infections, diagnosis and management is often challenging in chest ailments particularly tuberculosis.