Unusual cause of fever and diarrhea in a patient with AIDS. Penicillium marneffei infection.
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.
Leung
R
R
Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Sung
J Y
JY
Chow
J
J
Lai
C K
CK
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
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B