Disseminated Penicillium marneffei sepsis in a HIV-positive Thai woman in Denmark.
We report the first case of disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection, in a 32-y-old HIV positive Thai woman, in Denmark. Untreated it is a life-threatening infection. Therefore it is extremely important to consider P. marneffei in patients who are immunocompromized and who have been travelling to Southeast Asia or China.
Department of Epidemic and Tropical Diseases, Rigshospitalet University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Helene
H
Mens
Niels
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Højlyng
Maiken Cavling
MC
Arendrup
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel