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Case Report. Oro‐facial manifestations of Penicillium marneffei infection in a Thai patient with AIDS
Author(s) -
Khongkunthian P.,
Isaratanan W.,
Samaranayake L. P.,
Gelderblom H. R.,
Reichart P. A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00766.x
Subject(s) - penicillium marneffei , medicine , penicillium , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , dermatology , biology , virology , pathology , coinfection , genetics
Summary. Penicillium marneffei infection is prevalent in South‐East Asia and Southern China and has been considered an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)‐defining disease. This report focuses on the oral and facial manifestations of P. marneffei infection in a 28‐year‐old Thai male patient with AIDS. The clinical, mycological and ultrastructural features are described.