title: Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in an HIV-positive Italian patient and a review of cases reported outside endemic regions.
abstract: We describe a case of disseminated Penicillium marneffei in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive Italian man who stayed for 4 years in Chiang Ray province, northern Thailand. A review of the literature shows that penicilliosis, although unusual, may represent an emerging opportunistic infection among HIV-positive people traveling to endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Infections and Tropical Diseases, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milano, Italy. spinello.antinori@unimi.it
authors.forename: Spinello
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Antinori
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gianelli
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonaccorso
authors.forename: Anna Lisa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ridolfo
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Croce
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sollima
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parravicini
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents