Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in an HIV-positive Italian patient and a review of cases reported outside endemic regions

Spinello Antinori; Erika Gianelli; Carmen Bonaccorso; Anna Lisa Ridolfo; Francesco Croce; Salvatore Sollima; Carlo Parravicini

doi:10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00039.x

Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in an HIV-positive Italian patient and a review of cases reported outside endemic regions

J Travel Med. 2006 May-Jun;13(3):181-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00039.x.

Authors

Spinello Antinori¹, Erika Gianelli, Carmen Bonaccorso, Anna Lisa Ridolfo, Francesco Croce, Salvatore Sollima, Carlo Parravicini

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Infections and Tropical Diseases, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milano, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 16706952
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00039.x

Abstract

We describe a case of disseminated Penicillium marneffei in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive Italian man who stayed for 4 years in Chiang Ray province, northern Thailand. A review of the literature shows that penicilliosis, although unusual, may represent an emerging opportunistic infection among HIV-positive people traveling to endemic areas.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
Adult
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Endemic Diseases
Humans
Italy
Male
Mycoses / diagnosis*
Mycoses / drug therapy
Mycoses / microbiology
Penicillium / isolation & purification*
Thailand
Travel*

Substances

Antifungal Agents