Hi. I Have Latent Tuberculosis . I Am Wondering If

Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2020

Question: Hi. I have latent tuberculosis. I am wondering if I am classified as immunocompromised for COVID-19?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, you are at risk for Coronavirus infection.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
Latent tuberculosis is seen mostly with low immunity. So patients with latent tuberculosis have low immunity and hence they are prone for other infections like Coronavirus infection.

Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)

Thank you so much for detailed answer. I will be in touch if I have any other questions. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day. :)

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Thanks for kind words.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your kind words. It's always encouraging for doctors to hear positive feedback from patients.
Hope I have solved your query. If you are not having further queries then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj