Background:
The burden of infectious disease is not only because of covid-19, but we have a global
concern on tuberculosis as well. Both diseases have many similar features but there are
striking differences too. The similarities between two diseases related to symptoms and some
differences is now become matter of discussion during disease diagnostic, prevention and
treatment policy.
Methods:
In this retrospective cohort study, included conformed positive covid-19 patient reported
from 1 year (Jan -Dec 2020) and Tuberculosis patient reported from 1 year (Jan – Dec 2020),
in Parul Sevashram hospital-Vadodara. We take 50 patients of covid-19 infection and 50
patient of TB infection. We excluded non-covid or non-TB patients.
Results:
Out of 100 patients, were having 98% symptoms of fever, cough, breathlessness, amoxia. On
other side, in TB patients were having 98% amoxia, 84% weight loss and chest pain,
respectively. Also, 96% patients were suffering from myalgia and 94% were suffering from
fatigue, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, respectively. Moreover, Myalgia, fatigue, diarrhoea, loss of test, nausea, were also clinically significant (p<0.05) in suffered with covid 19 and
Tuberculosis.
Conclusion:
Here our study shows the symptoms of similar between covid-19 and TB, the diagnosed with
severe features and Proper identification and treatment should be our first priority in these
subsets of patients, the covid-19 and TB same symptoms are fever, caught, breathlessness,
weight loss and more different are fatigue diarrhoea, vomiting, loss of test, headache and
myalgia.
Key words: Covid-19, tuberculosis, symptoms, diagnosis
Publication date: 01/04/2023
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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.4.7069
