Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei infection
A 41-year-old man from the emergency department presented with fever for 2 weeks, sore throat, dry cough and generalized umbilicated skin lesions (face (Fig. 1), and chest (Fig. 2)). HIV antibody was positive, CD4+ count was 2/μL. His skin swab, sputum and blood culture all yielded Talaromyces (Peni...
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doaj-dd6f249168b14943b5a994d18836bf1c2021-07-02T11:24:20ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092018-01-0113Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei infectionQian Du0Chak Kwan Tong1Corresponding author.; The University of Hongkong-Shenzhen Hospital, Haiyuan 1st Road of Futian District, Shenzhen 518000, ChinaThe University of Hongkong-Shenzhen Hospital, Haiyuan 1st Road of Futian District, Shenzhen 518000, ChinaA 41-year-old man from the emergency department presented with fever for 2 weeks, sore throat, dry cough and generalized umbilicated skin lesions (face (Fig. 1), and chest (Fig. 2)). HIV antibody was positive, CD4+ count was 2/μL. His skin swab, sputum and blood culture all yielded Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei (Fig. 3).Talaromyces marneffei is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected and other immunosuppressed patients who live in or are from endemic areas especially Southeast Asia. Amphotericin B or Itraconazole should be initiated as soon as possible for patients with talaromycosis. Keywords: Talaromyces marneffei, Infection, HIVhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918301367 |
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A 41-year-old man from the emergency department presented with fever for 2 weeks, sore throat, dry cough and generalized umbilicated skin lesions (face (Fig. 1), and chest (Fig. 2)). HIV antibody was positive, CD4+ count was 2/μL. His skin swab, sputum and blood culture all yielded Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei (Fig. 3).Talaromyces marneffei is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected and other immunosuppressed patients who live in or are from endemic areas especially Southeast Asia. Amphotericin B or Itraconazole should be initiated as soon as possible for patients with talaromycosis. Keywords: Talaromyces marneffei, Infection, HIV |
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