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Penicillium marneffei infection in a lung transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Stathakis A.,
Lim K.P.,
Boan P.,
Lavender M.,
Wrobel J.,
Musk M.,
Heath C.H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12377
Subject(s) - penicillium marneffei , dimorphic fungus , medicine , context (archaeology) , opportunistic infection , transplantation , lung , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , lung transplantation , immunology , biology , viral disease , coinfection , paleontology , genetics , yeast
P enicillium marneffei is a thermally dimorphic fungus that can cause severe opportunistic infections in endemic regions of Southeast Asia, particularly in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus‐1, but has rarely been reported in solid organ transplant recipients. Herein, we report the first case, to our knowledge, of P . marneffei infection in a lung transplant recipient, occurring in a 41‐year‐old woman 28 months post lung transplantation, after recent travel to V ietnam. We have reviewed the literature to derive some management principles for this rare infection in this clinical context. The number of P . marneffei infections in transplant recipients may increase, as a result of increasing rates of transplantation and travel to endemic areas.