title: Penicillium marneffei infection diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction from the skin specimen.
abstract: We describe a case of Penicillium marneffei infection in a patient with AIDS who had skin eruptions disseminated over the entire surface of his skin. We identified P marneffei from the skin biopsy specimen by polymerase chain reaction using a set of primers specific for this pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan. y.tesunemi@ma4.justnet.ne.jp
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsunemi
authors.forename: Takenori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology