Disseminated Penicillium marneffei in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Int J STD AIDS. 2000 Feb;11(2):126-8. doi: 10.1177/095646240001100212.

Abstract

A case of a 31-year-old man with systemic Penicillium marneffei infection acquired in Thailand and who developed endophthalmitis is described. This presentation has not previously been reported. He responded to combined treatment with intravenous and intravitreal amphotericin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / etiology*
  • Adult
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Endophthalmitis / drug therapy
  • Endophthalmitis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penicillium / drug effects
  • Penicillium / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Amphotericin B