Open AccessCoinfections in Intensive Care Unit with pulmonary tuberculosis and mucormycosis: A clinical dilemma
Author(s) -
Pratibha Dube,
Richa Saroa,
Sanjeev Palta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.178187
Subject(s) - medicine , coinfection , mucormycosis , tuberculosis , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pulmonary tuberculosis , voriconazole , dermatology , immunology , antifungal , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , endocrinology
Herein, we present the case report of an adult male diabetic patient who had coinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and mucormycosis, which otherwise is a rare clinical entity. Diabetes mellitus may predispose a patient to tuberculosis (TB) infection which further weakens immune system thus making him susceptible to other fungal or bacterial infections which may pose various treatment difficulties. Therefore, there is a need for mycological and bacteriological investigations in patients with pulmonary TB to rule out secondary coinfections thus contributing to better management.