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Query: UMLS:C0036690 (
sepsis
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We present the case of a 74-y-old HIV-negative female who suffered simultaneously from multiple opportunistic infections and a Klebsiella pneumoniae
sepsis
during high-dose steroids for giant cell arteritis. The patient was treated with a purine analog due to hairy cell leukaemia 10 y previously.
Purine analog
therapy can lead to long lasting defects in cell-mediated immunity. In these patients, treatment with steroids should be closely monitored with CD4 counts.
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PMID:Multiple opportunistic infections after high-dose steroid therapy for giant cell arteritis in a patient previously treated with a purine analog. 1700 40
