Cutaneous Penicillium marneffei infection in a patient with idiopathic CD4(+) lymphocytopenia.
We describe a case of cutaneous Penicillium marneffei infection in a non-HIV-infected male patient with idiopathic CD4(+) T lymphocytopenia (ICL). The cutaneous lesions were cured after the treatment of itraconazole combined with interleukin-2.
Department of Dermatology, Third Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
Xiu-Jiao
XJ
Xia
Department of Dermatology, Third Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
Hong
H
Shen
Department of Dermatology, Third Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
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AE
Xu
D000328:Adult; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018344:T-Lymphocytopenia, Idiopathic CD4-Positive / Q000150:complications*
Penicillium marneffei; cutaneous; idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia; interleukin-2; itraconazole