Penicillium marneffei fungemia in an AIDS patient: the first case report in Taiwan

Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi. 1998 Jun;21(2):206-10.

Abstract

We report a 36-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), presenting systemic Penicillium marneffei (PM) infection. Fungal culture from the blood isolated PM. PM-induced enteritis was also suspected in this patient although there was no direct evidence. He also had other manifestations of immunocompromised status, including military tuberculosis and oral candidiasis. He died of respiratory failure in spite of prompt treatment for infection. This is the first confirmed case of PM infection in Taiwan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Fungemia / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penicillium / isolation & purification*