title: Disseminated penicilliosis marneffei in immunocompetent patients: a report of two cases.
abstract: Disseminated penicilliosis marneffei is rarely seen in immunocompetent persons. We report here two cases of disseminated penicilliosis marneffei in immunocompetent hosts. Penicillium marneffei disseminated to the brain in one patient and to the bone marrow in the other patient. Both patients received amphotericin B liposome. The cases illustrate the importance of considering penicilliosis marneffei as causes of systemic infections in immunocompetent patients.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jiaxing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Qingsi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Guoqin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Danhong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases , State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, .
authors.forename: Rongchang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006257:Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008853:Microscopy; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B