Disseminated penicillium marneffei infection with fungemia and endobronchial disease in an AIDS patients in China
Medical Principles and Practice. 2006; 15 (3): 235-237
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ABSTRACT
To present a rare Chinese case ofdisseminated Penicilliummarneffei infection with fungemia and endobronchial disease in an AIDS patient. A 26-year-old policeman who had resided in Guangxi Province, China, for 3 years presented to his county hospital with a 2-month history of high fever and cough. A provisional diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis [TB] was made. Accordingly, the patient was treated with anti-TB drugs for 1 month but with no clinical improvement; he was then referred toWest China Hospital. Blood and bone marrow cultures as well as a bronchoscopic biopsy were positive for P. marneffei. A confirmatory serologic test for HIV was positive. A combination therapy with amphotericin B and itraconazole was instituted, and the patient responded well to treatment. This case showsendobronchial involvement caused by an emerging fungal microorganism. HIV-positive patients with a history of residence in or travel to southern China and a clinical presentation suggestive of TB but responding poorly to anti-TB treatment may have P. marneffei infection
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Bronquiales
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
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Fungemia
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Micosis
Tipo de estudio:
Informe de Casos
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Med. Princ. Pract.
Año:
2006
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