title: Imported Talaromycosis in Oman in Advanced HIV: A Diagnostic Challenge Outside the Endemic Areas.
abstract: A 37-year-old male living in Oman was seen by his physician with complaints of cough, body aches with bilateral lower limb weakness and on and off fever. He was diagnosed with HIV infection and culture from blood and bone marrow grew Talaromyces marneffei. He had travelled to Malaysia on several occasions. Treatment with liposomal amphotericin B resulted in complete cure. This case is reported for its rarity and unusual presentation to alert clinicians and microbiologists to consider T. marneffei as an etiology in high risk individuals. Our case is the first recorded diagnosis of T. marneffei in Oman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Jalila
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mohsin
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Sulin Al
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khalili
authors.affiliation: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, PO Box 85167, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A H G Gerrits
authors.initials: AHGG
authors.lastname: van den Ende
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Faryal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khamis
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.|Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Eskild
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.affiliation: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, PO Box 85167, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G Sybren
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: de Hoog
authors.affiliation: Centre of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.|Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jacques F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meis
authors.affiliation: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, PO Box 85167, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The Netherlands. abdullaalhatmi@gmail.com.|Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Ibri, Oman. abdullaalhatmi@gmail.com.|Centre of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. abdullaalhatmi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abdullah M S
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5206-2647
authors.initials: AMS
authors.lastname: Al-Hatmi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000076263:Communicable Diseases, Imported / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009850:Oman; D032901:Talaromyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014195:Travel
keywords: HIV; Oman; Penicilliosis; Penicillium marneffei; Talaromyces marneffei; Talaromycosis; Travel-related infections