A case of concomitant pulmonary embolism and pulmonary tuberculosis in the era of COVID 19, a matter of cautious approach.

Sinda DakhliaPhool IqbalMuhammad AbubakarSabeen ZaraMuhammad MurtazaAdel Al BozomNedia Neffati

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

Tuberculosis (TB) is known to the world for many years. It is associated with various complications and rarely with pulmonary embolism. However, due to its commonalities of presenting features with COVID 19, it can easily be missed and may be life threatening.

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