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Query: UMLS:C0039483 (giant cell arteritis)
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Opportunistic infections with Strongyloides stercoralis are rare in Western countries. However, individuals with cellular immunity defects may develop a disseminated infection. We report the case of a 78-year-old Italian male who developed progressive respiratory failure six weeks after initiation of corticosteroid therapy for temporal arteritis. Infective filariform Strongyloides stercoralis larvae, found in the sputum one day before death, clarified the complex clinical picture. It is advisable that before and during immunosuppressive treatments, the stools and body fluids of patients should be screened for parasites.
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PMID:Fatal Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection diagnosed by Papanicolaou-stained sputum smears. 807 9

We describe a patient who, during tapering of corticosteroids prescribed for temporal arteritis (TA), developed nocardiosis that was mimicking a specific relapse. An isolated choroidal ischemia was thought to be a symptom of TA. Steroid therapy was intensified and, while on aggressive steroid therapy, the patient died of septic shock. Autopsy revealed occult disseminated nocardiosis with septic arteritis and apparently cured TA. Visual loss occurring during TA treatment should lead clinicians to consider a specific relapse as well as an opportunistic infection like nocardiosis.
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PMID:Visual loss mimicking a treated temporal arteritis relapse. 1686 19