Cargando…

COVID-19 unfolding filariasis: The first case of SARS-CoV-2 and Wuchereria bancrofti coinfection

With the evolution of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of patients brought to medical attention has increased. This has led to the unmasking of many coexisting occult infections and comorbidities such as tuberculosis, dengue, human immunodeficiency viral infection, diabet...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mohamed, Mouhand F. H., Mohamed, Sara F., Yousaf, Zohaib, Kohla, Samah, Howady, Faraj, Imam, Yahia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7652262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33166283
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008853
_version_ 1783607674497138688
author Mohamed, Mouhand F. H.
Mohamed, Sara F.
Yousaf, Zohaib
Kohla, Samah
Howady, Faraj
Imam, Yahia
author_facet Mohamed, Mouhand F. H.
Mohamed, Sara F.
Yousaf, Zohaib
Kohla, Samah
Howady, Faraj
Imam, Yahia
author_sort Mohamed, Mouhand F. H.
collection PubMed
description With the evolution of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of patients brought to medical attention has increased. This has led to the unmasking of many coexisting occult infections and comorbidities such as tuberculosis, dengue, human immunodeficiency viral infection, diabetes, and hypertension. We report the first case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, unveiling the diagnosis of asymptomatic filariasis. A 37-year-old gentleman presented with shortness of breath, fever, and cough. He was found to have COVID-19 pneumonia. During his stay, microfilaria of Wuchereria bancrofti was detected incidentally on a blood smear exam. Consequently, the patient received appropriate treatment for both conditions. In order not to miss relevant concomitant diagnoses, it is prudent to keep a broad differential diagnosis when faced with SARS-CoV-2–infected patients; this is especially true when atypical symptoms are present or in areas endemic with other infections.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-7652262
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2020
publisher Public Library of Science
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-76522622020-11-18 COVID-19 unfolding filariasis: The first case of SARS-CoV-2 and Wuchereria bancrofti coinfection Mohamed, Mouhand F. H. Mohamed, Sara F. Yousaf, Zohaib Kohla, Samah Howady, Faraj Imam, Yahia PLoS Negl Trop Dis Symposium With the evolution of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of patients brought to medical attention has increased. This has led to the unmasking of many coexisting occult infections and comorbidities such as tuberculosis, dengue, human immunodeficiency viral infection, diabetes, and hypertension. We report the first case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, unveiling the diagnosis of asymptomatic filariasis. A 37-year-old gentleman presented with shortness of breath, fever, and cough. He was found to have COVID-19 pneumonia. During his stay, microfilaria of Wuchereria bancrofti was detected incidentally on a blood smear exam. Consequently, the patient received appropriate treatment for both conditions. In order not to miss relevant concomitant diagnoses, it is prudent to keep a broad differential diagnosis when faced with SARS-CoV-2–infected patients; this is especially true when atypical symptoms are present or in areas endemic with other infections. Public Library of Science 2020-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7652262/ /pubmed/33166283 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008853 Text en © 2020 Mohamed et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Symposium
Mohamed, Mouhand F. H.
Mohamed, Sara F.
Yousaf, Zohaib
Kohla, Samah
Howady, Faraj
Imam, Yahia
COVID-19 unfolding filariasis: The first case of SARS-CoV-2 and Wuchereria bancrofti coinfection
title COVID-19 unfolding filariasis: The first case of SARS-CoV-2 and Wuchereria bancrofti coinfection
title_full COVID-19 unfolding filariasis: The first case of SARS-CoV-2 and Wuchereria bancrofti coinfection
title_fullStr COVID-19 unfolding filariasis: The first case of SARS-CoV-2 and Wuchereria bancrofti coinfection
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 unfolding filariasis: The first case of SARS-CoV-2 and Wuchereria bancrofti coinfection
title_short COVID-19 unfolding filariasis: The first case of SARS-CoV-2 and Wuchereria bancrofti coinfection
title_sort covid-19 unfolding filariasis: the first case of sars-cov-2 and wuchereria bancrofti coinfection
topic Symposium
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7652262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33166283
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008853
work_keys_str_mv AT mohamedmouhandfh covid19unfoldingfilariasisthefirstcaseofsarscov2andwuchereriabancrofticoinfection
AT mohamedsaraf covid19unfoldingfilariasisthefirstcaseofsarscov2andwuchereriabancrofticoinfection
AT yousafzohaib covid19unfoldingfilariasisthefirstcaseofsarscov2andwuchereriabancrofticoinfection
AT kohlasamah covid19unfoldingfilariasisthefirstcaseofsarscov2andwuchereriabancrofticoinfection
AT howadyfaraj covid19unfoldingfilariasisthefirstcaseofsarscov2andwuchereriabancrofticoinfection
AT imamyahia covid19unfoldingfilariasisthefirstcaseofsarscov2andwuchereriabancrofticoinfection