RRC ID 46800
Author Furusawa H, Miyazaki Y, Sonoda S, Tsuchiya K, Yaguchi T, Kamei K, Inase N.
Title Penicilliosis marneffei complicated with interstitial pneumonia.
Journal Intern Med
Abstract A 71-year-old man with interstitial pneumonia was hospitalized due to a pulmonary infection. He had been living in Thailand and had returned to Japan three months earlier. Antibiotic therapy initially cleared the infection; however, the patient's condition relapsed. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Penicillium sp. were both detected in sputum and bronchial lavage fluid cultures and Penicillium sp. was identified to be P. marneffei. The infiltration observed on chest radiographs improved following treatment with itraconazole and tazobactam/piperacillin, and no relapse occurred. We herein report the first case of a non-HIV patient with P. marneffei infection in Japan.
Volume 53(4)
Pages 321-3
Published 2014-1-1
DOI 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1465
PII DN/JST.JSTAGE/internalmedicine/53.1465
PMID 24531088
MeSH Aged Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use Humans Itraconazole / therapeutic use Japan Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications* Lung Diseases, Fungal / drug therapy Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology* Lung Diseases, Interstitial / complications* Lung Diseases, Interstitial / drug therapy Lung Diseases, Interstitial / microbiology* Male Penicillanic Acid / analogs & derivatives Penicillanic Acid / therapeutic use Penicillium / isolation & purification Penicillium / pathogenicity* Piperacillin / therapeutic use Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination Thailand / ethnology
IF 1.005
Times Cited 6
WOS Category MICROBIOLOGY
Resource
Pathogenic microorganisms