title: Unusual cause of fever and diarrhea in a patient with AIDS. Penicillium marneffei infection.
abstract: Penicillium marneffei is an opportunistic pathogen predominantly found in Southeast Asia. Systemic infection of Penicillium marneffei has protean manifestations including fever, weight loss, anaemia, skin lesions, and lymphadenopathy. We report a rare case of penicillium colitis in an AIDS patient who responded successfully to a course of amphotericin B therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010407:Penicillium
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B