Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection presenting as a right upper lobe mass in an HIV positive patient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 35 year old HIV positive patient from Hong Kong presented with a fever, cough and a skin rash in association with a lung mass, all of which were due to disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection. He made a good response to antifungal therapy. The lung mass is a previously undescribed pulmonary manifestation of disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection. Infections with this fungus should be suspected in any patient with HIV and respiratory symptoms who has visited southeast Asia.
Medical subject headings
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Lung Diseases, Fungal
- Penicillium