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ArticleCureus2021

Helminthic Infection in the Background of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: An Underreported Co-infection.

Arshi Syal, Yajur Arya, Nikita N Hapani, Monica Gupta, Saurabh Gaba

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Arshi SyalInternal Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, IND.
Yajur AryaInternal Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, IND.
Nikita N HapaniInternal Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, IND.
Monica GuptaInternal Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, IND.
Saurabh GabaInternal Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, IND.
Government Medical College and Hospital · INGovernment Medical College and Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helminthic infections are widely prevalent in resource-poor countries. Tuberculosis, a disease contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality in endemic areas, often co-exists with helminthic infections. Poor living standards predispose to both of them. Moreover, untreated helminthic infection enhances the deleterious impact of tuberculosis, largely through immunological alteration. We are reporting the case of a 22-year-old male who presented with a month-long history of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever and cough complicated by hemoptysis, along with an episode of the passage of a worm in the vomitus. A thorough workup revealed active pulmonary tuberculosis co-existing with intestinal ascariasis. Anti-helminthic therapy was initiated along with anti-tubercular therapy, leading to significant improvement.

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ascariasishelminthsmebendazolepulmonarytuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID33842119
PMCPMC8022635
OpenAlexW3134861313

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