Penicillinosis Marneffei (PSM) is a rare fungal disease caused by systemic infection of Penicillium Mameffei (PM). Disseminated PSM is one of the most common opportunistic infections in patients with acquired immu...Penicillinosis Marneffei (PSM) is a rare fungal disease caused by systemic infection of Penicillium Mameffei (PM). Disseminated PSM is one of the most common opportunistic infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) living in Southeastern region during the endstage of disease. Sporadic and individual cases have been reported recently in China and there appeared a tendency of increase of PM infections because of the increase of AIDS cases. To improve our understanding of this disease, we report here 8 cases of AIDS associated PSM.展开更多
文摘Penicillinosis Marneffei (PSM) is a rare fungal disease caused by systemic infection of Penicillium Mameffei (PM). Disseminated PSM is one of the most common opportunistic infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) living in Southeastern region during the endstage of disease. Sporadic and individual cases have been reported recently in China and there appeared a tendency of increase of PM infections because of the increase of AIDS cases. To improve our understanding of this disease, we report here 8 cases of AIDS associated PSM.