Penicillium marneffei infection in an AIDS patient--a first case report from Malaysia

Penicillium marneffei infection in an AIDS patient--a first case report from Malaysia

We report a 39-year-old male who presented with tuberculous meningitis and was found also to be HIV-infected. In the course of his illness, he developed multiple opportunistic infections such as herpes genitalis, oesophageal candidiasis, CMV retinitis and finally succumbed to Penicillium marneffei s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical journal of Malaysia 1995-03, Vol.50 (1), p.101-104
Hauptverfasser: Rokiah, I, Ng, K P, Soo-Hoo, T S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Humans
Incidence
Malaysia
Male
Mycoses - complications
Penicillium
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Zusammenfassung:We report a 39-year-old male who presented with tuberculous meningitis and was found also to be HIV-infected. In the course of his illness, he developed multiple opportunistic infections such as herpes genitalis, oesophageal candidiasis, CMV retinitis and finally succumbed to Penicillium marneffei septicaemia.
ISSN:0300-5283