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Unusual cause of fever and diarrhea in a patient with AIDS. Penicillium marneffei infection.

Dig Dis Sci. 1996 Jun;41(6):1212-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96258878
Leung R; Sung JY; Chow J; Lai CK; Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong; Kong.

Abstract: Penicillium marneffei is an opportunistic pathogen predominantly found in Southeast Asia. Systemic infection of Penicillium marneffei has protean manifestations including fever, weight loss, anaemia, skin lesions, and lymphadenopathy. We report a rare case of penicillium colitis in an AIDS patient who responded successfully to a course of amphotericin B therapy.
Keywords: Adult Amphotericin B/THERAPEUTIC USE Antibiotics, Antifungal/THERAPEUTIC USE AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/ DRUG THERAPY Case Report Colitis/COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY/MICROBIOLOGY Diagnosis, Differential Diarrhea/ETIOLOGY Fever/ETIOLOGY Human Male Mycoses/COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY *Penicillium JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadultamphotericinb/therapeuticuseantibiotics,antifungal/therapeuticuseaids-relatedopportunisticinfections/complications/KWDdiagnosis/drugtherapycasereportcolitis/complications/KWDdiagnosis/drugtherapy/microbiologydiagnosis,differentialdiarrhea/etiologyfever/etiologyhumanmalemycoses/complications/KWDdiagnosis/drugtherapyKWDpenicilliumjournalarticle
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