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Figure 17c. Hyperinfection syndrome and strongyloidiasis in a 63-year-old man with hemoptysis and chronic renal failure who was being treated with corticosteroids. (a) Chest radiograph shows nodular and reticular infiltrates. (b) High-resolution CT scan of the lungs demonstrates areas of ground-glass attenuation and micronodules that display a miliary pattern. (c) Photomicrograph (original magnification, x40; Giemsa stain) obtained after bronchoalveolar lavage shows a larva of S stercoralis (arrow) surrounded by erythrocytes.
