Disseminated penicilliosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1988 Dec;112(12):1262-4.

Abstract

We describe a case of disseminated penicilliosis in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Penicillium marneffei was cultured from the blood, bone marrow, sputum, stool, and skin; the yeast forms were demonstrated in skin and bone marrow biopsy specimens. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of disseminated penicilliosis described in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The differential diagnosis with Histoplasma capsulatum is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow / microbiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Histoplasmosis / diagnosis
  • Homosexuality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycoses / blood
  • Mycoses / complications*
  • Mycoses / diagnosis
  • Opportunistic Infections / blood
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • Penicillium / isolation & purification
  • Skin / microbiology
  • Sputum / microbiology