Systemic mycosis due to Penicillium marneffei in a patient with antibody to human immunodeficiency virus.
Systemic mycosis due to Penicillium marneffei is described in a man infected with human immunodeficiency virus and who had travelled in S.W. China. He responded completely to treatment with amphotericin B and a prolonged course of ketoconazole. Problems of diagnosis are discussed and all previously reported cases reviewed.
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Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, U.K.
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Millard
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Mackenzie
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Campbell
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Haines
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Mitchell
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010407:Penicillium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000666:Amphotericin B; D007654:Ketoconazole