Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection presenting as a right upper lobe mass in an HIV positive patient.
A 35 year old HIV positive patient from Hong Kong presented with a fever, cough and a skin rash in association with a lung mass, all of which were due to disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection. He made a good response to antifungal therapy. The lung mass is a previously undescribed pulmonary manifestation of disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection. Infections with this fungus should be suspected in any patient with HIV and respiratory symptoms who has visited southeast Asia.
McShane
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Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Tang
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Conlon
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D010407:Penicillium; D011859:Radiography; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology