Abstract

Nowaday, the increasing incidence of immunocompromised conditions, especially HIV infections have brough about more opportunistic infections including bacterial, virus and fungus. Some of them rarely occurred previously while some were the problem in endemic areas. Penicillium marneffei is a thermally dimorphic fungus that is thought to be endemic to southeast Asia and southern China. It is capable of causing life-threatening disseminated illness, involving the skin, bone marrow, live, lymph nodes, bones and lungs in immunocompromised and immunocompetent persons. Despite the prevalence in the southeast Asia among AIDS patients, there have been only few reports in dermatology literature. 

Keywords

AIDS HIV Penicilliosis Penicillium marneffei

KJMM 2000 March;5(1):1-6(6). Epub 2016 February 22
Copyright © 2000 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

English

Author

Preya Kullavanijaya; Institute of Dermatology, Bangkok, Thailand
Rataporn Ungpakorn; Institute of Dermatology, Bangkok, Thailand

Corresponding

Preya Kullavanijaya, Institute of Dermatology, 420/7 Rajvithi Rd., Phyathai, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

Publication history

Acknowledgements

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Preya Kullavanijaya

Institute of Dermatology, Bangkok, Thailand

Rataporn Ungpakorn

Institute of Dermatology, Bangkok, Thailand

Since epub date 2016 February 22