An Overview of Chest X-Ray in COVID-19 Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis at RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou, January - August 2021

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a major global health concern caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Tuberculosis remains one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide. Chest radiography plays an important role in supporting the diagnosis of both COVID-19 and pulmonary tuberculosis. This study employed a retrospective descriptive design with a cross-sectional approach. A total of 36 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and pulmonary tuberculosis at RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou were included in the study. The majority of patients were male (55.6%), and the most represented age group was >65 years (30.6%). The most common chest X-ray finding was infiltrates in both lung fields (22.2%). CO X-RADS grade IV was the predominant classification, accounting for 47.2% of cases. Chi-square analysis demonstrated no significant association between CO X-RADS classification and mortality status (p = 0.128). In Conclusions, patients with COVID-19 and pulmonary tuberculosis were predominantly male and aged >65 years. Bilateral pulmonary infiltrates were the most common chest X-ray finding, CO X-RADS grade IV was the predominant classification, and no significant association was found between CO X-RADS classification and mortality