title: Airway obstruction caused by penicilliosis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Penicilliosis is an opportunistic infection in HIV-infected and other immunocompromised patients mostly in Southeast Asia, Southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, with respiratory manifestations in about one-third of patients. We report the case of a 26-year-old non-HIV immunocompromised patient presenting with an airway obstruction caused by penicilliosis, together with a review of the literature of this rare condition.
authors: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Tailandia. Electronic address: bss-vb@hotmail.com.
authors: Viboon
authors: V
authors: Boonsarngsuk
authors: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Tailandia.
authors: Dararat
authors: D
authors: Eksombatchai
authors: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Tailandia.
authors: Wasana
authors: W
authors: Kanoksil
authors: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Tailandia.
authors: Visasiri
authors: V
authors: Tantrakul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000209:etiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B
keywords: Adult-onset immunodeficiency; Immunocompromised patient; Inmunodeficiencia de inicio en la edad adulta; Paciente inmunodeprimido; Peniciliosis; Penicilliosis