Two Cases of Miliary and Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Following Glucocorticoid Therapy and Literature Review

A 49-year-old man with no significant past medical history received dexamethasone as part of his treatment for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Less than 3 weeks later, the patient developed acute respiratory distress syndrome. Radiological and serological testing led to a diagnosis of acute hypoxic miliary coccidioidomycosis. A 52-year-old man with a past medical history of chronic kidney disease (CKD) was treated with prednisone for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Within 2 weeks, this patient developed bilateral lower extremity weakness. Radiology, serology, and lumbar puncture proved a diagnosis of reactivated coccidioidomycosis with miliary pattern and coccidioidomycosis meningoencephalitis with arachnoiditis. Whether treatment with glucocorticoids caused reactivation of coccidioidomycosis is discussed in this case series.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports - 10(2022) vom: 26. Jan., Seite 23247096211051928

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sous, Rowis [VerfasserIn]
Levkiavska, Yuliya [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Rupam [VerfasserIn]
Jariwal, Roopam [VerfasserIn]
Amodio, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Royce H [VerfasserIn]
Heidari, Arash [VerfasserIn]
Kuran, Rasha [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Coccidioidomycosis
Glucocorticoid
Glucocorticoids
Immunosuppression
Journal Article
Miliary coccidioidomycosis
Reactivation of coccidioidomycosis
Review

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Date Completed 02.03.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/23247096211051928

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337565031