Case Report

Tuberculosis and Melioidosis at Distinct Sites Occurring Simultaneously

Table 1

Summary of pertinent laboratory investigation results and medications used for treatment of tuberculosis and melioidosis.

Baseline resultsInitiation of tuberculosis treatment2 weeks into tuberculosis treatmentInitiation of treatment of melioidosis6 weeks into treatment of melioidosis

ALT 90 U/LRifampicin 600 mg ODALT 253 U/LRifampicin 600 mg ODALT 31 U/L
AST 46 U/LIsoniazid isoniazid 300 mg ODAST 526 U/LIsoniazid isoniazid 300 mg ODAST 91 U/L
Bil 11 μmol/LEthambutol 900 mg ODBil 90.7 μmol/LEthambutol 900 mg ODBil 15.7 μmol/L
ALP 444 U/LPyrazinamide 1.5 g ODALP 444 U/LCeftazidime 2 g Q8HALP 56 U/L
Creat 147 μmol/LCreat 99 μmol/LCreat 157 μmol/L
Hb 14.4 g/dlHb 14.2 g/dlHb 10.8 g/dl
WBC 10.88 × 109/LWBC 8.0 × 109/LWBC 1.1 × 109/L
Plt 298 × 109/LPlt 206 × 109/LPlt 217 × 109/L

Hemoglobin (Hb) 13–17 g/dL, white blood cell count (WBC) 4–10 × 103/μL, platelet (Plt) 150–450 × 103/μL, creatinine (Creat) 65–125 μmol/L, alanine transaminase (ALT) 10–55 U/L, aspartate transaminase (AST) 10–45 U/L, bilirubin (Bil) 5.0–30.0 μmol/L, albumin (Alb) 37–51 g/dL, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 32–103 U/L, and once daily (OD).