Disseminated penicillium marneffei infection:two case reports and review of literature
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2011.05.016
- VernacularTitle:播散性马尔尼菲青霉菌感染二例报道并文献复习
- Author:
Yueniu ZHU
;
Ying LIU
;
Feng CHEN
;
Xiaodong ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Penicillium marneffei;
Central nervous system;
Voriconazole;
Children
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2011;18(5):427-429
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To discover the clinic presentation and therapy of disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in children.Methods We reported the clinic presenation,pathology and therapy of the disseminated Penicillium marneffei in children.Results Case one,l-year-old boy presented with fever and cough for one month.Penicillium marneffei was cultured from bone marrow and blood.Case two,8-year-old girl presented with delirium.Penicillium marneffei was cultured from blood.Treatment with voriconazole solely was successful in the first case.Conclusion Central nervous system could been infected by Penicillium marneffei.Treatment with voriconazole solely could be effective in children.
