Penicillium marneffei fungemia in an AIDS patient: the first case report in Taiwan.
We report a 36-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), presenting systemic Penicillium marneffei (PM) infection. Fungal culture from the blood isolated PM. PM-induced enteritis was also suspected in this patient although there was no direct evidence. He also had other manifestations of immunocompromised status, including military tuberculosis and oral candidiasis. He died of respiratory failure in spite of prompt treatment for infection. This is the first confirmed case of PM infection in Taiwan.
Chiang
C T
CT
Department of Dermatology and Mycology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Leu
H S
HS
Wu
T L
TL
Chan
H L
HL
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D016469:Fungemia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification*