Case Report. Oro-facial manifestations of Penicillium marneffei infection in a Thai patient with AIDS.
Penicillium marneffei infection is prevalent in South-East Asia and Southern China and has been considered an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining disease. This report focuses on the oral and facial manifestations of P. marneffei infection in a 28-year-old Thai male patient with AIDS. The clinical, mycological and ultrastructural features are described.
Khongkunthian
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P
Isaratanan
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Samaranayake
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LP
Gelderblom
H R
HR
Reichart
P A
PA
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013785:Thailand