Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection with cutaneous lesions in an HIV-positive patient.
We report the occurrence of disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection with typical skin lesions, in an HIV-positive man. His symptoms resolved, and the skin lesions healed completely, after 2 weeks' oral therapy with fluconazole.
Liu
M T
MT
Department of Dermatology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan.
Wong
C K
CK
Fung
C P
CP
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013624:Taiwan; D013785:Thailand / Q000208:ethnology